Word · Frequency #16261
bullock
/ˈbʊlək/
noun
小公牛
young bull
- 1.
A castrated bull; an ox.
阉割的公牛；阉牛。
- 2.
young bull
小公牛
- 3.
castrated bull
阉牛
阉割的公牛；阉牛。；阉牛
In use
The farmer led the bullock to the market early in the morning.
A bullock stood quietly under the tree, chewing its cud.
They raised several bullocks for meat on their small farm.
a bullock
bullock 是可数名词，单数前需加限定词。
A bullock wandered onto the road.
一头阉牛游荡到了路上。
bullocks
bullock 的复数形式是 bullocks。
The farmer keeps several bullocks.
这位农民养了几头阉牛。
a herd of bullocks
表示“一群”可用 a herd of 等量词结构。
A herd of bullocks crossed the river.
Connections
Collocations
- bullock cart
- 牛车
- The farmer drove a bullock cart to the market.农夫赶着一辆牛车去市场。
- bullock team
- 一组阉牛
- A bullock team was used to pull the heavy log.一组阉牛被用来拖那根沉重的原木。
- plough with bullocks
- 用阉牛犁地
- Many small farms still plough with bullocks.许多小农场仍然用阉牛犁地。
- bullock hide
- 阉牛皮
- The old belt was made of bullock hide.那条旧腰带是阉牛皮做的。
Synonyms
- steer
- 阉割过的公牛，尤指肉用牛 · 在美式英语中 steer 与 bullock 基本同义，但 steer 明确表示已阉割；bullock 在某些语境可指未阉割的年轻公牛。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bullock 可拆成 bull + lock：公牛被锁住，成了温顺的阉牛。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：agriculture、livestock farming 作名词时，bullock 通常指阉牛或小公牛，多用于农业、畜牧等语境；日常口语中是否常用会因地区而异，在书面叙述或专业介绍里也比较自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes with /ˈbʊlək/. Spelling lookalikes in -ock (block /blɒk/, lock /lɒk/, rock /rɒk/) sound different. The /ʊl/ sound of the first syllable matches bull, full, pull.
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