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cattle

更新时间:2026-06-17 17:59:46   栏目: 在线翻译

cattle 的音标为英 /ˈkætl/、美 /ˈkætl/,作为集合名词指“牛”的总称,涵盖母牛、公牛、小牛等各类牛科家畜,单数形式却始终表示复数意义,作主语时谓语动词需用复数形式,不能用不定冠词 "a" 修饰,且不能受 "much" 修饰,但可被 "many" 修饰 。

用法特点

复数特性:虽拼写为单数,却表示复数概念。比如 “Many cattle are grazing in the field”(许多牛在田里吃草),不能说 “a cattle” 或 “one cattle”,表示数量时需用 “head”,如 “twelve head of cattle”(12 头牛),“head” 单复数同形 。

搭配动词:常用动词有 breed(饲养)、feed(喂养)、raise(养育)、drive(驱赶)等,例如 “Farmers raise cattle for meat and milk”(农民养牛取肉和奶)。

短语搭配

 

类别 常见搭配 含义
功能分类 beef cattle 肉牛
  dairy cattle 奶牛;乳畜
场景相关 cattle farm 养牛场
  cattle hide 牛皮
  a herd of cattle 一群牛
动词搭配 raise cattle 养牛
  drive cattle 赶牛
形容词搭配 horned cattle 长角牛
  young cattle 幼牛

 

例句

The cattle are fed on barley.(这些牛要喂大麦。)

Many cattle are suffering from a disease called BSE.(许多牛得了疯牛病。)

Clover can be grown as food for cattle.(苜蓿可以用作牛饲料。)

A herd of cattle is walking along the riverbank.(一群牛正沿着河岸走。)

They wintered their cattle in the warm valley.(他们在温暖的山谷里让牛过冬。)

Beef cattle are raised for their meat.(饲养肉牛是为了获取牛肉。)

The farmer breeds cattle and sheep on his farm.(这位农民在农场里养牛和羊。)

The cattle shed needs to be cleaned regularly.(牛棚需要定期打扫。)

Short-horned cattle are common in this region.(短角牛在这个地区很常见。)

A head of cattle broke through the fence.(一头牛冲破了围栏。)

cattle 是畜牧和农业场景中的核心词汇,掌握其复数特性及数量表达(如 "head of cattle")是准确使用的关键。在描述牛群或畜牧业时,它比单独使用 cow(母牛)、bull(公牛)等词更具概括性。你还知道哪些与 cattle 相关的习语或特殊用法吗?