单词 | cow |
释义 | noun | verb cowcow1 /kaʊ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 1 a)an adult female animal that is large and is kept on farms for the milk it produces and for meat: cow’s milk b)a male or female animal of this type: a herd of cows2science, biology the female of some large land and sea animals, such as the elephant or the whale3have a cow spoken to be very angry or surprised about something: Pat had a cow because you didn’t tell her about the party.4till the cows come home informal for a very long time, or forever: They stay up and play cards till the cows come home. [Origin: Old English cu] noun | verb cowcow2 verb [transitive usually passive] to make someone afraid, or to control him or her by using violence or threats SYN intimidate: be cowed into submission/silence Dissidents were cowed into silence by the army. |
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