Word · Frequency #318
lowed
哞哞叫；牛叫
lowed is the past of low.
核心释义
To moo.
- 1.
牛叫。
To moo.
牛叫。；牛叫
用法In use
The cow lowed softly in the barn.
用法提示：动词过去式，描述牛发出的低沉叫声。
We could hear the cows lowing in the distance.
用法提示：动词现在分词，表示持续的动作。
The bull lows loudly every morning.
用法提示：动词第三人称单数，表示习惯性动作。
[cow] lows
low 作动词时是不及物动词，主语通常是牛、小牛等，后面不接宾语。
The cow lowed softly near the gate.
那头牛在门边轻轻地哞哞叫。
[cow] lows + adv
要说明叫声的方式或音量时，在 low 后加副词，如 softly、loudly。
The calves lowed loudly when the farmer arrived.
农夫到来时，小牛们大声地哞哞叫。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cattle low
- 牛哞叫
- When the cattle low, the farmer knows they are hungry.当牛哞叫时，农夫知道它们饿了。
- low softly
- 轻声哞叫
- The cow lowed softly as the farmer milked her.农夫挤奶时，奶牛轻声哞叫。
- low in the meadow
- 在草地上哞叫
- The herd lowed in the meadow at sunset.日落时，牛群在草地上哞叫。
- low mournfully
- 悲伤地哞叫
- The calf lowed mournfully when left alone.小牛独自留下时悲伤地哞叫。
- the lowing herd
- 哞哞叫的牛群
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象牛低下头（low）发出低沉的“哞”声：low既指“低”，也帮你记住它表示牛叫。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary prose、nature writing 动词 low 表示牛低沉地叫（哞哞叫），比较常见于文学或正式书面描写；日常口语中通常直接用 moo。使用时多用于叙述性或描写性语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
不及物动词，指牛发出低沉的叫声。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words are useful for comparing the spelling and sound of 'low'. 'show', 'know', 'go', and 'slow' all rhyme with /loʊ/. Beware of 'cow' and 'how': although they end in the same letters '-ow', their vowel sound is /aʊ/, so they do not rhyme with 'low'.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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