【cattle】 - A-level备考词汇

cattle

UK:  ['kæt(ə)l]

US:  ['kæt(ə)l]

n.

1.黄牛

2.牛;家畜;〔俚语〕马,牲口

3.牛属

4.家牛

5.牲畜

6.〔骂〕畜生

7.〔美俚〕女学生

1 . The angry sungod dragged him up to Olympus, where he was accused of the stealing and made to return the cattle to their master.
愤怒不已的太阳神把他拖到奥林波斯山上，告他偷窃并责令将牛如数还给主人。

2 . They have been used in the cattle industry to identify individual cows and to ensure stray cattle do not get stolen by thieves.
有了这种装置，牛养殖业就可以辨认单个的牛，确保走失的牛不被小偷偷走。

3 . In the spring, the new calves would be branded and turned out with the rest of the cattle to grow fat on the summer grass in the mountains.
到了春天，新生的小牛也会被烙上印记，牛仔会再把牛群带回山上享受青草，并逐渐长大。

4 . Yesterday I had a phone call from the man we sent our cattle away with. He is 250 miles away and he said they were all dying.
昨天我接到一个电话，我们派去放牛的人打来的，他在250英里远的地方，他说牛都快死了。

5 . The opposite side of the cattle or two or three, or five or six, are eating grass.
对岸的牛或者二、三，或者五、六，都在吃着草。