(noun.) domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; 'so many head of cattle'; 'wait till the cows come home'; 'seven thin and ill-favored kine'- Bible; 'a team of oxen'.
编辑:拉维恩
双语例句
Bred in the country, he had attentively observed the effect of lightning on trees and cattle. 哈里特·威尔逊.哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
She turned in such a way, and said--I suppose you think I'm afraid of you and your cattle, don't you? 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
The proprietor furnished them with the seed, cattle, and instruments of husbandry, the whole stock, in short, necessary for cultivating the farm. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
The poorness of the pasture had, in his opinion, occasioned the degradation of their cattle, which degenerated sensibly from me generation to another. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
It has been used of recent years to designate the skilled horsemen who have charge of the cattle on the great ranges of the West. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
The cattle were all gone, probably driven off when they left. 欧内斯特·海明威.永别了,武器.
She was driving the cattle up the hill, and I went after her--you remember. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
Meanwhile Jos and Isidor went off to the stables to inspect the newly purchased cattle. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷.名利场.
In South America, about Buenos Ayres and the River Platte, many cattle are killed simply for the hides and fat; the flesh is thrown away. 威廉K.戴维.智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
But how disadvantageous soever this system may appear, yet, before the Union, the low price of cattle seems to have rendered it almost unavoidable. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
The sheep and cattle strayed through the fields and corn,' says a contemporary, 'and there were none left who could drive them. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Incidentally this would also have drowned most of the Dutch harvest and cattle. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Cattle on this side path. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯归来记.
Man storing graminiferous grasses for his cattle might easily come to beat out the grain for himself. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
In this park are several small enclosures for cattle, corn, and gardening. 乔纳森·斯威夫特.格列佛游记.