lowing

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

The lowing herd moved across the field.哞哞叫的牛群穿过田野。

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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。

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。

Grammar Note

不及物动词，指牛发出低沉的叫声。

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'.

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。

Usage priority

Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

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