cattle

noun

/ˈkætl/

[plural]

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cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat
- a herd of cattle
- twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows)
- dairy/beef cattle
- The prisoners were herded into trucks like cattle.
see also Highland cattle
Collocations Farming
FarmingGrowing food and raising animals
- plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley
- grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit
- plough/(North American English) plow land/a field
- sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields
- spread manure/fertilizer on something
- cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land
- damage/destroy/lose your crop
- ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes
- press/dry/ferment grapes
- grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat
- raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs
- raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep
- kill/slaughter livestock
- preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat
Modern farming
- run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm
- engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming
- use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides
- begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops
- grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods
- fund/invest in genetic engineering/research
- improve/increase crop yields
- face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages
- label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)
- eliminate/reduce farm subsidies
- oppose/be against factory farming/GM food
- promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming
Extra Examples
- Cattle that stray onto the electric railway line are killed instantly.
- Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.
- Farmers drove cattle along major roads as a protest against high taxes.
- He moved his cattle farther down into the valley in winter.
- Villagers traditionally have the right to graze their cattle on the common land.
- cattle grazing in the fields
- Electric cattle prods were used against the demonstrators.
Topics Animalsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beef
- dairy
- Highland
- …
… of cattle
- head
- herd
verb + cattle
- keep
- raise
- rear
- …
cattle + verb
- graze
cattle + noun
- auction
- market
- breeding
- …
phrases
- a breed of cattle
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Word OriginMiddle English (also denoting personal property or wealth): from Anglo-Norman French catel, variant of Old French chatel, from medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’.

单词	cattle
释义	cattle noun /ˈkætl/ /ˈkætl/ [plural] jump to other results enlarge image cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat a herd of cattle twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows) dairy/beef cattle The prisoners were herded into trucks like cattle. see also Highland cattle Collocations FarmingFarmingGrowing food and raising animals plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit plough/(North American English) plow land/a field sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields spread manure/fertilizer on something cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land damage/destroy/lose your crop ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes press/dry/ferment grapes grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep kill/slaughter livestock preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat Modern farming run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods fund/invest in genetic engineering/research improve/increase crop yields face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms) eliminate/reduce farm subsidies oppose/be against factory farming/GM food promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming Extra Examples Cattle that stray onto the electric railway line are killed instantly. Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times. Farmers drove cattle along major roads as a protest against high taxes. He moved his cattle farther down into the valley in winter. Villagers traditionally have the right to graze their cattle on the common land. cattle grazing in the fields Electric cattle prods were used against the demonstrators. Topics Animalsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective beef dairy Highland … … of cattle head herd verb + cattle keep raise rear … cattle + verb graze cattle + noun auction market breeding … phrases a breed of cattle See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (also denoting personal property or wealth): from Anglo-Norman French catel, variant of Old French chatel, from medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’.
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