cattle
gb/kˈætəl/ us/kˈætəl/
A2
Engelsk
~ 3000
szarvasmarha
NAVNEORD
A2
1
szarvasmarha
B1
Brugsmønster:
[someone] raises [cattle]
The farmer owns over a hundred head of cattle.
A gazda több mint száz szarvasmarhát tart.
Drought has made it difficult to feed the cattle this year.
Az aszály miatt idén nehéz takarmányozni a szarvasmarhákat.
Cattle were grazing peacefully in the field.
Beef cattle are raised mainly for their meat.
The disease spread quickly among the cattle.
Læringseksempler
The farmer has many cattle.
A gazdának sok szarvasmarhája van.
Cattle eat grass in the field.
A szarvasmarhák füvet esznek a mezőn.
We get milk from cattle.
Cattle are big farm animals.
Some cattle are used for meat.
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cattle' with 'cow'. 'Cattle' is plural and refers to the group, while 'cow' is a single female animal.
Betydning
Domesticated cows and bulls
Ordforbindelser
herd of cattle
|raise cattle
|dairy cattle
|beef cattle
|cattle ranch
Synonymer
livestock (A broader term including other farm animals such as sheep and pigs, not just cattle.)
|
bovines (A more technical term specifically referring to animals in the cattle family.)
Antonymer
wild animals (Refers to animals not domesticated or raised by humans.)
Temaer
agriculture
|animals
|food
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definition
Cows and bulls that people keep for milk or meat.
Large domesticated bovine animals, such as cows and bulls, that are raised for meat, milk, or labor.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
cattle
IPA
GB/kˈætəl/
US/kˈætəl/
Stavelser og tryk
cattle (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (cattle)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: cattle
- Plural: cattle
Ordfamilie
Udtryk
beef cattle
1/bˈif kˈætəl/
fixed phrase
Cattle for meat production
Cattle that are kept to produce meat.
Eksempler
- The farm specializes in beef cattle.
- Beef cattle require different care than dairy cows.
cattle ranch
1/kˈætəl ɹˈænt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Farm for raising cattle
A big farm where people keep and raise cattle.
Eksempler
- He grew up on a cattle ranch in Texas.
- The family has owned the cattle ranch for three generations.
dairy cattle
1/dˈɛɹi kˈætəl/
fixed phrase
Cattle for milk production
Cattle that are kept to produce milk.
Eksempler
- Dairy cattle must be milked twice a day.
- The dairy cattle graze in the pasture all summer.
herd of cattle
1/hˈɚd əv kˈætəl/
fixed phrase
Group of cattle animals
A group of cattle together in one place.
Eksempler
- A herd of cattle was crossing the road.
- The rancher moved the herd of cattle to a new pasture.