- 词义辨析
ox, cow
这两个词都可表示“牛”。它们的区别是:
cow指母牛,尤指供产奶的乳牛; ox是牛的通称,尤指公牛或阉过的公牛。例如:
He raises cows to sell fresh milk.
他为了卖鲜奶而养奶牛。
He is as strong as an ox.
他体壮如牛。
ox,bull,cow,buffalo
这些名词均有“牛”之意。
ox泛指野生或驯养的牛类,系动物学的用词,通称,也指公牛。
bull指未经阉割,通常用于配种的公牛,也指西班牙或美洲经专门饲养用作斗牛表演的公牛,引申指彪形大汉。
cow指任何品种的成年母牛或乳用的乳牛。
buffalo指水牛,在美国指野牛。
- 速记技巧
词源记忆法
来自古英语oxa,公牛。其复数为oxen,比较children.
- 知识拓展
单词用法
ox的基本意思是“牛”“阉牛”,是牛的通称,尤指公牛或阉过的公牛。常指用于干重活的阉牛。
相关单词
XO白兰地
- 双语例句 更多例句
Through the ages ox can be found as subject matters on paintings, ceramics, or carvings.
其后,以牛为题材的艺术作品见于不同的媒介,如绘画 、 陶瓷 、 雕刻等.
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Taking a glance at the stone, you will see that it is just like a crouched ox.
蓦然看去,这石头像一头卧牛.
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It's not to be expected that an ox and an ass should worship at the crib.
一头牛和一头驴子竟在畜圈里做起礼拜来,这是意想不到的.
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The bronze ox heads are the important sacrificial offerings of the ancient Dian Kingdom.
牛头青铜器是古代滇国的重要祭祀用品.
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- 相关词组
- ox heart[医] 巨心,牛心;
- musk oxn.麝牛;
- ox tendon[医]牛筋;
- ox cart牛车;
- of an ox牛的
- wild ox野牛;
- ox tripe[医]牛肚;
- dismember an ox as skillfully as a butcher庖丁解牛
- as strong as an ox健壮如牛;
- like a clay ox entering the sea泥牛入海
- water ox水牛;
- so many as to make the ox carrying them perspire and to fill a house to the rafters汗牛充栋
- halter for ox縻
- ox tail soup牛尾汤;香浓牛尾汤
- ox hair牛毛;
- as dumb as an ox很少讲话,沉默不语;
- ox horn牛角;
- ox liver[医]牛肝;
- an ox一头公牛
- enough books to make the ox carrying them sweat or to fill a house to the rafters汗牛充栋
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