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heifers
小母牛
heifers is the plural of heifer.
核心释义
young cow
- 1.
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.
小母牛,尤指一岁以上尚未产犊的母牛
用法In use
The farmer bought a heifer to add to his small herd.
用法提示:heifer 在此处作可数名词,指小母牛。
A heifer needs good food and clean water to stay healthy.
用法提示:heifer 是单数名词,表示一类小母牛。
The heifers in this barn are all under two years old.
用法提示:heifers 是 heifer 的复数形式,作主语。
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。
raise heifers
表达“饲养”时常用 raise;也可搭配 keep。
They raise heifers and sell them to local farmers.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- heifer calf
- 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。
- replacement heifer
- 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。
- dairy heifer
- 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。
- beef heifer
- 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。
- pregnant heifer
- 怀孕的小母牛
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
heifer 音近“黑佛”:想象一头黑色小母牛安静如佛,还没生过小牛。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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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