论英语中“牛和“牛肉”的各种词汇,你分清楚了吗
1. OX 指阉割过的公牛,也可以表示;一般的,不分性别的通称牛,引申含义是蛮小伙子不醒目,笨手笨脚的又大只的人。Oxen 是OX 的复数形式。同样有阉公牛的意思的单词是steer。
Eg: Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
你且观看河马;我造你也造他。他吃草与牛一样
2. cattle 一般只奶牛或是农民养的黄牛,也泛指一般的肉牛牲口。cattle本身就是复数名词, 所以不存在 one / a cattle 的说法。
Eg: 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. calf 指牛犊,一般说的小牛肉用veal. Beef牛肉是指cattle的肉,即成年牛肉。
Eg: At just a week old, this white calf already weighs over a tonne.
仅仅一周,这些刚出生的小鲸已经重达一吨
4. bull未阉割的公牛,亦指其他雄性动物,可引申为彪形大汉,也可用作动词“莽撞”。
She didn't invite John to her wedding because he might turn out to be a bull in a china shop .
她没请约翰参加婚礼,因为他也许会因莽撞而生事。
谢谢。