Dictionary entry
beef cattle
noun
肉牛；菜牛
cattle raised for meat
菜牛
In use
Many farmers in this region raise beef cattle for the domestic market.
The ranch has about two hundred head of beef cattle.
Beef cattle need plenty of grassland and clean water to stay healthy.
raise/breed beef cattle
Farmers raise beef cattle on large ranches.
农民在大型牧场上饲养菜牛。
beef cattle graze on [land]
Beef cattle graze on grasslands.
菜牛在草地上吃草。
[number] head of beef cattle
“head”作为牲畜数量单位时不可数。
The ranch has 500 head of beef cattle.
牧场有500头菜牛。
Common mistakes
I bought a beef cattle.I bought beef cattle.
beef cattle 是集体名词，不可数，通常不加不定冠词 'a'。
The beef cattle is raised for meat.The beef cattle are raised for meat.
beef cattle 是复数集体名词，谓语动词应用复数形式 'are'，而不是单数 'is'。
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