cattle是单数还是复数

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cattle是单数还是复数

  cattle是单复数同形,复数形式也是cattle。cattle原意是“财产”,其后转义为“家畜”,常指菜牛或奶牛。在英国通常统指“家畜”,在美国则只指“牛类”。cattle是集合名词,不能加不定冠词a,词尾也不可加s,常和many,few,these,those等连用。用作主语时,句子的谓语动词多用复数。表示“一头牛”可说one head of cattle,“五头牛”说five head of cattle,在指多头牛时head of也可省去。表示“一群牛”应该用a herd of cattle或herds of cattle。

  短语搭配

  cattle plague.[兽医]牛瘟;牛疫

  live cattle.活牛

  music cattle.音乐之牛

  cattle carrier.牲口船;运畜船;运牲畜船;牲畜运送船

  cattle rearing.牧牛业;养牛;牲畜饲养

  Cattle food.牲畜饲料;家畜饲料

  cattle grazing.牛放牧;牲畜草场图片;牛群放牧

  kittle cattle.难应付的人

  replacement cattle.后备牛

  双语例句

  1、These cattle are one of the purest breeds in Britain.

  这些牛是英国最纯的品种之一。

  2、This particular breed of cattle matures early.

  这一品种的牛发育成熟快。

  3、The leaves of certain trees are poisonous to cattle.

  某些树的叶子会毒害牲畜。

  4、The cattle were put out to pasture.

  牛群放牧在牧场草地上。

  5、The cattle are fed barley.

  这些牛要喂大麦。

  6、They farm dairy cattle.

  他们饲养奶牛。

  7、Kenya's beef comes from the zebu cattle.

  肯尼亚的牛肉是瘤牛肉。

  8、The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance.

  陈旧的石制牛食槽仍然放在大门口。

  9、Outside,two old boys lingered on the street corner discussing cattle.

  两个老头儿在外面街角迟迟不走,聊着牛的事情。

  10、The cattle disease occurs more or less anywhere in Africa where the fly occurs

  在非洲凡是有这种蝇虫的地方,几乎都会出现这一牛病。

  11、In that part of the world you can feed cattle on almost any green vegetable or fruit

  在那个地方,几乎任何绿色蔬菜或水果都可以给牛吃。

  12、The owner couldn't be bothered to brand the cattle.

  主人懒得给牛打烙印。

  13、Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water

  袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。

  14、He had sought work as a cowboy,rounding up cattle

  他找了一份放牛的差事,负责把牛赶到一起。

  15、His herd of 170 dairy cattle and 200 young stock are kept on the land.

  他那170头奶牛和200头乳牛都在那块地上圈养。

  16、He lives on a cattle ranch in Australia.

  他在澳大利亚靠一个牧牛场为生。

  17、The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.

  那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。

  18、Cowboys drove covered wagons and rode horses,lassoing cattle.

  牛仔们有的赶着大篷车,有的骑着马,抛套索捕牛。

  19、Countryside robbers are learning the ways of the wild west by stampeding cattle to distract farmers before raiding their homes.

  乡间强盗正在学习早期西部人的做法,先让牛群受惊四处乱窜以转移农民的注意力,然后再洗劫他们的房屋。

  20、The cattle are being fattened for slaughter

  喂肥牛群以宰杀。
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