cattle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cat·tle /ˈkætl/ ●●● W3 noun [plural] HBAcows and bulls kept on a farm for their meat or milk 牛〔指菜牛或奶牛〕 herds of cattle 成群的牛dairy/beef cattle 奶牛/菜牛20/100 etc head of cattle (=20,100 etc cattle) 20/100等头牛 a cattle rancher 牧牛场场主
Examples from the Corpus
cattle• He treated Abram well for her sake and Abram acquired sheep and cattle.• Some farmers have beef cattle, some for breeding purposes or for showing purposes.• If the drought continues, officials fear it could drive cattle producers and farmers out of business permanently.• I saved a lot of cattle from dying and a lot of farmers from going on relief.• Even grass grows so thinly that cattle can't feed properly.• A quarter mile past the cattle guard, you come to a series of three gates.• But no one is going anywhere until the cattle move.• A Smithfield is a leggy type of collie of the sort that bullock drovers used when working cattle half a century ago.dairy/beef cattle• Grass was the main crop with sheep, dairy and beef cattle providing the animal enterprises which utilised the grass.• The Western world provides a willing market for forest products, particularly hardwoods and beef cattle.• Kale Kale is grown for feeding dairy cattle.• These areas are predominantly used to rear hardy beef cattle and sheep which are sold in the autumn to be finished elsewhere.• So what you get in cattle like beef cattle you get an extra frame score in adulthood having the whole thing.• There is much permanent grass and more dairy cattle than in other parts of East Anglia.• A prize of nearly £2,000 for top dairy cattle has encouraged a huge entry of 777 animals, bucking downward national trends.Origin cattle (1200-1300) Old North French catel “personal property”, from Latin capitalis; → CAPITAL2cat·tle nounChineseSyllable
a meat and for farm cows or bulls on Corpus their kept
cattle
cat‧tle /ˈkætl/
noun [plural]
herds of cattle
dairy/beef cattle
20/100 etc head of cattle (=20, 100 etc cattle)
a cattle rancher
cat‧tle /ˈkætl/
noun [plural] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old North French
Origin: catel 'personal property', from Latin capitalis; ⇨ capital2
cows and bulls kept on a farm for their meat or milk:Language: Old North French
Origin: catel 'personal property', from Latin capitalis; ⇨ capital2
dairy/beef cattle
20/100 etc head of cattle (=20, 100 etc cattle)
Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物
plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦 grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果 plough/ ( NAmE plow land/a field耕地；犁田 sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼 spread manure/fertilizer on sth给…施撒粪肥／肥料 cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地 damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物 ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄 press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄 grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦 raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪 raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊 kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜 preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming 现代农场经营
run a fish farm/an organic dairy经营养鱼场／有机乳品场 engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖 use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂 begin/do/conduct field trials of GM(= cropsgenetically modified )开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验 grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食 fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究 improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量 face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺 label food that contains GMOs(= genetically modified organisms )给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴 oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品 promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕