Word · Frequency #26149
udder
（母畜的）乳房；乳腺
the mammary organ of female mammals such as cows, goats, sheep, and deer, from which milk is produced
- 1.
An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.
- 2.
mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
牛科动物(如牛、羊、山羊)的乳腺
牛科动物(如牛、羊、山羊)的乳腺；(母牛等的)乳房；[医] 乳房(牛羊等)
In use
The farmer gently cleaned the cow's udder before attaching the milking machine.
A calf nudged its mother's udder, eager to drink milk.
The goat's udder looked swollen, so they called the veterinarian.
the udder of [animal]
常用于描述动物乳房的所属。
The udder of the cow produces milk.
这头母牛的乳房产奶。
[adjective] udder
形容词常描述乳房的状态，如肿胀、感染等。
The vet checked the swollen udder.
兽医检查了肿胀的乳房。
[verb] the udder
动词搭配中，‘milk’是最常见的动词。
The farmer gently milked the udder.
Connections
Collocations
- cow's udder
- 牛的乳房
- The farmer gently washed the cow's udder before milking.挤奶前，农夫轻轻地清洗了牛的乳房。
- full udder
- 胀满的乳房
- The ewe's full udder showed that her lambs had not fed for a while.母羊胀满的乳房表明，她的羊羔有一段时间没有吃奶了。
- swollen udder
- 肿胀的乳房
- A swollen udder can be a sign of mastitis in dairy cattle.肿胀的乳房可能是奶牛患乳腺炎的一个迹象。
- udder infection
- 乳房感染
- Regular milking and cleanliness help prevent udder infections.定期挤奶和保持清洁有助于预防乳房感染。
Synonyms
- bag
- （非正式）母牛的乳房 · 非正式用语，常用于日常口语，不适用于正式或科学语境。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象奶牛肚子下挂着‘udder’（音近‘阿德’）——一坨乳腺，挤奶时手托住它。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：farming、veterinary medicine、biology 通常为中性词，多用于农业、兽医或生物学等场景；日常口语中较少出现，正式文本也适用。
Grammar Note
指牛、羊等哺乳动物的乳房，通常用复数形式udders表示多个。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with udder /ˈʌdə/: rudder, shudder, judder, and mudder. Beware of lookalikes such as butter /ˈbʌtə/ and utter /ˈʌtə/, which have a /t/ instead of /d/ and do not rhyme.
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