cow

1. N-COUNT A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows. 母牛; 奶牛

He kept a few dairy cows. 他養(yǎng)了幾頭奶牛。

Dad went out to milk the cows. 爸爸出去給牛擠奶去了。

2. N-COUNT Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows. 大型雌獸

...a cow elephant. …一頭母象。

3. V-T If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated. 脅迫; 恐嚇[正式] [usu passive]

The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy. 政府根本沒有被這些威脅嚇倒，發(fā)誓要繼續(xù)執(zhí)行自己的政策。

4. cowedADJ 受到脅迫的; 受到恐嚇的

By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed. 到了這時候她被這些毆打嚇得不行，以至溫順地服從。