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  • n. 牛;家畜;畜牲
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    cattle来自拉丁语capitale(资金、财产),而capitale是形容词capitalis(主要的、头的)的名词形式。英语单词capital与此同源,既含有“首要的”的意思,也含有“资金”的意思。拉丁语capitale进入法语后,拼写变成了catel;进入英语后,拼写变成了cattle。它的本意是动产,由于中世纪时农民最重要的动产就是牲畜,特别是牛,所以该词的词义逐渐缩小至“牲畜”,后来又缩小至“牛”。
    采编自网络
    cat,作词根时解为“财产”
    le=let,小
    过去人们认为,一头牛,就是小财产→牲畜
    n.牲畜,牛
    注:cattle是集体名词,正如people一样。一头牛要说a head of cattle,cattle作主语时谓语动词应

    用复数
    但是它不同于sheep,sheep仅仅只是单复数同行,一只羊a sheep,一群羊many sheep
      noun(名词)

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. beef/dairy cattle

      肉/奶牛

    小知识

    Use the word cattle to talk about a group of cows. A farmer might build a new fence to keep her cattle more safely secured in their pasture.

    Cattle usually refers to domesticated cows, almost always a large group of them. If you have a small dairy farm with only three or four cows, you'll probably call them “cows.” When you're talking about a bigger operation, they're more likely to be called cattle. In the 13th century, the word simply meant “property,” from the Medieval Latin capitale, “property or stock.” It took about 300 years before cattle meant “cows.”

    实用短语

    1. cattle egret

      牛背鹭,黄头鹭,牛违鹭,牛背鹭属

    2. dairy cattle

      奶牛,乳用牛,为供奶而专门饲养的牛

    3. australian cattle dog

      澳洲牧牛犬,澳大利亚牧牛犬,牧牛犬,澳年夜利亚牧牛犬

    4. highland cattle

      高地牛,高原牛

    5. charolais cattle

      夏洛来牛

    6. cattle hide

      大牛皮,

    7. cattle farm

      奶牛场,养牛场,牧场,此你需要一个牧牛农场

    8. cattle queen of montana

      神枪女侠,牛仔皇后

    9. cattle farmer

      牧场工人,牧地工人,牛农民,牛农场主

    常用短语

    1. beef cattle

      菜牛

    2. dairy cattle

      奶牛;乳畜

    3. cattle hide

      牛皮

    4. cattle breeding

      牛饲养;畜牧

    5. cattle farm

      养牛场,奶牛场

    6. black cattle

      菜牛;肉牛;黑奴;供食肉类的牲口

    7. herds of cattle

      n. 牧群

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    animal,beast,creature,brute,cattle
    这些名词均含“动物”之意。
    animal普通用词,指区别于植物和矿物而言的动物的总称。
    beast指有别于爬行动物、昆虫等的较大的四脚兽类或牛、马等牲畜。
    creature通常指生物或动物,与非生动相对。指人时,则含怜悯或轻蔑的意味。
    brute特指野兽。用于人时,突出其野蛮或残忍。
    cattle指大牲畜,尤其指牛。
    近似词汇
    castle n.城堡
    重要短语
    beef cattle 菜牛
    dairy cattle 奶牛;乳畜
    cattle hide 牛皮
    cattle breeding 牛饲养;畜牧

    同义词

    n.暴民,社会渣滓

    scum  /  dregs  /  riffraff  /  canaille  /  rout

    n.牛的总称

    livestock  /  cows  /  domestic  /  stock  /  bulls  /  steers  /  animals

    同根词

    词根:cattle

    n.

    cattleship载运牲畜的船