cow
cow1
noun
have a cow
cow2
verb
noun
- a fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, used as a source of milk or beef
母牛；奶牛；乳牛。 见 cattle
a dairy cow.
一头乳牛。
■(loosely) a domestic bovine animal, regardless of sex or age
（泛指）牛
■(in farming) a female domestic bovine animal which has borne more than one calf
（畜牧）（已生了几头小牛的）母牛。 比较 heifer
■the female of certain other large animals, for example elephant, rhinoceros, whale, seal, or reindeer
（大型）母兽（如大象、犀牛、鲸、海豹、驯鹿等） - (informal, derogatory)a woman
(非正式，贬)妇女；女人
■(Austral./NZ)an unpleasant person, thing, or situation
(澳／新西兰)让人不快的人（事物、情况）
have a cow
- (N. Amer. informal)become angry, excited, or agitated
(北美，非正式)生气；激动；焦虑
don't have a cow—it's no big deal.
别着急——没什么大不了。
- (informal)for an indefinitely long time
(非正式)长时间地；没完没了地
those two could talk till the cows came home.
这两个人可以没完没了地聊下去。
- Old English cū, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koe and German Kuh, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin bos and Greek bous
cow2
verb
- [with obj.](一般作 be cowed)cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation
威胁；恐吓
the intellectuals had been cowed into silence.
知识分子已被吓得不敢出声了。
- late 16th cent.: probably from Old Norse kúga 'oppress'
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