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cattle

noun
/ˈkætl/
/ˈkætl/
[plural]
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  1. cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat
    • a herd of cattle一群牛
    • twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows)二十头牛
    • dairy/beef cattle乳牛;菜牛
    • The prisoners were herded into trucks like cattle.囚犯像牛一样被赶进卡车。
    see also Highland cattle
    Collocations FarmingFarming农场经营Growing food and raising animals种植粮食和饲养动物
    • plant trees/​seeds/​crops/​vines/​barley植树;播种;种庄稼;种植葡萄树;种大麦
    • grow/​produce corn/​wheat/​rice/​fruit种植/生产玉米/小麦/大米/水果
    • plough/(North American English) plow land/​a field耕地;犁田
    • sow/​harvest seeds/​crops/​fields播种/收获谷粒/农作物/庄稼
    • spread manure/​fertilizer on something给…施撒粪肥/肥料
    • cultivate/​irrigate/​water/​contaminate crops/​plants/​fields/​land耕作/灌溉/浇灌/污染庄稼/植物/田地/土地
    • damage/​destroy/​lose your crop损害/毁坏/损失农作物
    • ripen/​pick fruit/​berries/​grapes催熟/采摘水果/浆果/葡萄
    • press/​dry/​ferment grapes压榨/晾干/发酵葡萄
    • grind/​thresh grain/​corn/​wheat磨/打谷物/玉米/小麦
    • raise/​rear/​keep chickens/​poultry/​cattle/​pigs饲养鸡/家禽/牛/猪
    • raise/​breed/​feed/​graze livestock/​cattle/​sheep饲养/喂养/放养家畜/牛/羊
    • kill/​slaughter livestock屠宰家畜
    • preserve/​smoke/​cure/​salt meat防腐保存/熏/加工贮藏/用盐腌制肉
    Modern farming现代农场经营
    • run a fish farm/​an organic dairy farm
    • engage in/​be involved in intensive (pig/​fish) farming从事集约型(生猪/渔业)养殖
    • use/​apply (chemical/​organic) fertilizer/​insecticides/​pesticides使用(化学/有机)肥料/杀虫剂
    • begin/​do/​conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops开始/进行转基因作物的田间试验
    • grow/​develop GM crops/​seeds/​plants/​foods种植/研发转基因作物/种子/植物/粮食
    • fund/​invest in genetic engineering/​research资助/投资基因工程/研究
    • improve/​increase crop yields提高/增加粮食产量
    • face/​suffer from/​alleviate food shortages面临/遭受/缓解食物短缺
    • label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签
    • eliminate/​reduce farm subsidies取消/减少农业补贴
    • oppose/​be against factory farming/​GM food反对工厂化养殖/转基因食品
    • promote/​encourage/​support organic/​sustainable farming促进/鼓励/支持有机/可持续农耕
    Extra Examples
    • Cattle that stray onto the electric railway line are killed instantly.走失到电气铁路轨道上去的牛立刻给杀死了。
    • Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.新石器时代有人开始驯养牛。
    • Farmers drove cattle along major roads as a protest against high taxes.农民沿着大路赶牛示威,反对重税。
    • He moved his cattle farther down into the valley in winter.冬天他把牛赶到山谷中更远的地方。
    • Villagers traditionally have the right to graze their cattle on the common land.按惯例村民可以在公用地上放牛。
    • cattle grazing in the fields正在牧场吃草的牛
    • Electric cattle prods were used against the demonstrators.当局用赶牛电棒来对付示威者。
    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
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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’.

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