bovine

FREQ #38059

a. 牛的；似牛的；迟钝的

发音

UK /ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/
US /ˈboʊˌvaɪn/
AU
US /ˈboʊˌvin/
US /ˈboʊ.vɪn/

词形变化

bovines 复数 bovines more bovine 比较级 most bovine 最高级

别名

bovoid

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An animal of a family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

  2. 2.

    An animal of a family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

    An animal of the subfamily Bovinae.

    牛

    Near-synonyms: cattle beast, cattlebeast, cow

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.

  2. 2.

    Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.

    Belonging to the subfamily Bovinae.

  3. 3.

    Sluggish, dull, slow-witted.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

bovid

下位词 9

cattle cows ox oxen brahmin Brahma brahman kine wild ox
形容词

同义词 1

bovid

近义相关 1

dull

相关短语

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词源

PIE word *gʷṓws Borrowed from Late Latin bovīnus (“relating to cattle”), from Latin bōs (“ox”). Cognate to beef.

来源：wiktionary