cow
noun
verb
kaʊ
noun
1
a
large
female
animal
that
is
kept
on
farms
and
used
to
produce
milk
or
meat
奶牛;
2
a
male
or
female
animal
of
this
type
牛;
a
herd
of
cows
一群牛
3
the
female
of
some
large
animals,
such
as
the
ELEPHANT
or
the
WHALE
大型雌性动物〔如象、鲸等〕;
4
an
offensive
word
for
a
woman
who
you
think
is
stupid
or
unpleasant
[英，口，不礼貌] 蠢女人; 泼妇
BrE spoken not polite
5
have a cow
to
be
very
angry
or
surprised
about
something
非常生气; 非常吃惊
informal
6
till the cows come home
for
a
very
long
time,
or
for
ever
[非正式] 长时间地; 无限期地;
informal
verb
7
to
frighten
someone
in
order
to
make
them
do
something
恐吓，威胁
cow
sb
into
sth
The
protesters
had
been
cowed
into
submission
by
the
police.
抗议者在警察的威胁下屈服了。