Word · Frequency #11804
ox
阉牛；犍牛；去势公牛
an adult castrated male of cattle, especially one used as a beast of burden
指阉割过的公牛，多用于干活或拉车。
- 1.
An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
- 2.
an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
去势的成年公牛,尤指家牛
- 3.
Any bovine animal (genus Bos).
- 4.
any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
各种野生牛类,尤指牛属或近缘的Bibos属
牛；牛属动物；野生牛类；野牛；去势的成年公牛,尤指家牛；各种野生牛类,尤指牛属或近缘的Bibos属；牛
In use
The farmer used an ox to plow the fields.
In ancient times, oxen were essential for agriculture.
The ox pulled the heavy cart slowly.
a/an + ox
ox 是可数名词，单数前需要加 a/an 或 the；因 ox 以元音音素开头，所以用 an。
An ox was pulling the cart.
一头牛在拉车。
oxen + plural verb
ox 的复数是不规则形式 oxen，不要写成 oxes；复数主语后接复数动词。
Oxen are grazing in the field.
牛在田野里吃草。
Common mistakes
I saw three oxes in the field.I saw three oxen in the field.
ox 的复数是不规则形式 oxen，而不是按常规加 -es 的 oxes。
Connections
Collocations
- a yoke of oxen
- 一对同轭的牛
- The farmer led a yoke of oxen across the field.农夫赶着一对同轭的牛穿过田野。
- ox cart
- 牛车
- They loaded the hay onto an ox cart.他们把干草装上牛车。
- draft ox
- 挽牛；役用阉牛
- Draft oxen are valued for their strength and patience.挽牛因其力量和耐力而受到重视。
- as strong as an ox
- 力大如牛，非常强壮
- He is as strong as an ox after years of farm work.经过多年的农活，他力大如牛。
- wild ox
- 野牛（野生牛类）
- The gaur is a large wild ox found in South and Southeast Asia.白肢野牛（gaur）是一种见于南亚和东南亚的大型野牛。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
O像牛角、X像牛鼻环，ox就是公牛；复数要记oxen，千万別加s。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：farming and animal husbandry、zoology ox 在词典释义中多用于中性书面语境，比较常见于农耕、畜牧或动物学描述；实际表达中，指去势公牛或泛指牛类时通常可用 ox。本条目按中性词处理。
Grammar Note
复数形式为oxen。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with /ɑks/: fox, box, socks. Oxide and oxygen share the spelling ox- and start with /ɑks/, but they are stressed later and are not rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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