a/the heifer
heifer 是可数名词,指尚未产犊的小母牛;复数形式为 heifers。
The heifer stood quietly by the fence.
那头小母牛安静地站在栅栏旁。
小母牛
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小母牛
young cow
The heifer stood quietly by the fence.
那头小母牛安静地站在栅栏旁。
小母牛,尤指一岁以上尚未产犊的母牛
A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.
The farmer bought a heifer to add to his small herd.
农民买了一头小母牛,加进他的小牛群里。
A heifer needs good food and clean water to stay healthy.
小母牛需要好的饲料和干净的水才能保持健康。
The heifers in this barn are all under two years old.
这个牛棚里的小母牛都不到两岁。
heifer 是可数名词,指尚未产犊的小母牛;复数形式为 heifers。
The heifer stood quietly by the fence.
那头小母牛安静地站在栅栏旁。
表达“饲养”时常用 raise;也可搭配 keep。
They raise heifers and sell them to local farmers.
他们饲养小母牛,并把它们卖给当地农民。
herd 是集合名词,后可接单数或复数动词;这里强调整体用单数。
A herd of heifers was moving across the pasture.
一群小母牛正穿过牧场。
Not this
Heifer is a young cow.
Use this
A heifer is a young cow.
中文可以说“小母牛是……”,但英语里 heifer 表示可数的个体,不能光秃秃地出现;表示泛指时也要加 a,所以应说 A heifer is a young cow.
Not this
There are many heifer on the farm.
Use this
There are many heifers on the farm.
中文名词没有复数变化,但英语里 many 后面要用复数形式 heifers,不能仍用单数 heifer。
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小母牛犊
The farm has one heifer calf this year.
这个农场今年有一头小母牛犊。
后备母牛
They raise their own replacement heifers on the farm.
他们在农场自己饲养后备母牛。
奶用小母牛
Dairy heifers begin producing milk after their first calf.
奶用小母牛在生完第一头小牛后开始产奶。
肉用小母牛
Beef heifers are often raised on pasture.
肉用小母牛通常在牧场上饲养。
怀孕的小母牛
A pregnant heifer needs extra minerals in her diet.
怀孕的小母牛在饮食中需要额外的矿物质。
Use heifer naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
heifer 音近“黑佛”:想象一头黑色小母牛安静如佛,还没生过小牛。
语域:neutral 常见场景:农业、畜牧业、动物科学 heifer 属于中性语体,通常多用于农业、畜牧业或动物科学等专业或书面语境中;在日常生活中可能不太常用,但在相关话题中是比较恰当的用词。
押韵词:zephyr(/ˈzefər/,英式常读 /ˈzefə/)与 heifer(/ˈhefə/)押韵;美式读音中二者均以 /-fər/ 结尾,英式均以 /-fə/ 结尾。形近异音词:height /haɪt/、heist /haɪst/、either /ˈiːðər/(或 /ˈaɪðər/)、weird /wɪrd/、neighbor /ˈneɪbər/ 拼写中都有 “ei”,但读音与 heifer 的 /hef/ 完全不同,不要按拼写类推。
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