cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat牛- a herd of cattle一群牛
- twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows)二十头牛
- dairy/beef cattle乳牛；菜牛
- The prisoners were herded into trucks like cattle.囚犯像牛一样被放进卡车。
see also Highland cattleCollocations FarmingFarming农场经营Growing food and raising animals种植粮食和饲养动物- plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦
- grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果
- plough/(North American English) plow land/a field耕地；犁田
- sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼
- spread manure/fertilizer on something给…施撒粪肥／肥料
- cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地
- damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物
- ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄
- press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄
- grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦
- raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪
- raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊
- kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜
- preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming现代农场经营- run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm
- engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖
- use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂
- begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验
- grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食
- fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究
- improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量
- face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺
- label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签
- eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴
- oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品
- promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕
Extra Examples- Cattle that stray onto the electric railway line are killed instantly.走失到电气铁路轨道上去的牛立刻给杀死了。
- Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.新石器时代有人开始驯养牛。
- Farmers drove cattle along major roads as a protest against high taxes.农民沿着大路赶牛示威，反对重税。
- He moved his cattle farther down into the valley in winter.冬天他把牛赶到山谷中更远的地方。
- Villagers traditionally have the right to graze their cattle on the common land.按惯例村民可以在公用地上放牛。
- cattle grazing in the fields正在牧场吃草的牛
- Electric cattle prods were used against the demonstrators.当局用赶牛电棒来对付示威者。
Topics Animalsc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective… of cattleverb + cattlecattle + verbcattle + nounphrasesSee full entry Word OriginMiddle English (also denoting personal property or wealth): from Anglo-Norman French catel, variant of Old French chatel, from medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’.
