ox
gb/ˈɑks/ us/ˈɑks/
B1
Αγγλικά
ökör, igásökör, melák, Bivaly
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
an ox; a team/pair of oxen
The farmer hitched two oxen to the plow before sunrise.
A gazda még napkelte előtt két ökröt fogott az eke elé.
The cart was pulled slowly up the hill by a patient ox.
A szekeret egy türelmes ökör húzta fel lassan a dombra.
In the museum, you can see a wooden yoke used for oxen.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The ox pulls the cart.
Az ökör húzza a szekeret.
Two oxen work together.
Két ökör együtt dolgozik.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners often confuse an ox with a bull (uncastrated male) or a cow (female), and may use the regular plural *oxes* instead of *oxen*.
Σημασία
large cattle used for pulling
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a team of oxen
|an ox cart
|an ox yoke
|a pair of oxen
|to yoke oxen
|a working ox
|a plow ox
|ox-drawn cart
|to drive oxen
|an ox team
Συνώνυμα
bullock (Often means a young bull or castrated male; used in some varieties of English.)
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steer (A castrated male bovine, especially raised for beef; not always a working animal.)
Θέματα
animals
|farming
|transport
|nature
Ορισμός
A large farm animal used to pull heavy things.
A large, adult bovine—especially a castrated male—trained to pull heavy loads such as plows, carts, or wagons; plural is often oxen.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
INFORMAL
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
(informal) [someone] is an ox
Stop barging through people like an ox.
Ne lökdösődj át az embereken úgy, mint egy ökör.
He’s built like an ox, but he trips over his own feet.
Akkora, mint egy ökör, de még a saját lábában is megbotlik.
She called him an ox for trying to lift it alone instead of asking for help.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Don’t call people an ox.
Ne nevezd ökörnek az embereket.
He is strong like an ox.
Erős, mint az ökör.
Συχνό λάθος:
This use is usually negative or teasing; it is not a neutral way to describe someone strong.
Σημασία
very strong, slow person
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a big ox
|you ox
|like an ox
|a clumsy ox
|a stupid ox
Συνώνυμα
brute (Emphasizes roughness or cruelty more than slowness.)
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lunk (Informal; emphasizes clumsiness and stupidity.)
Αντώνυμα
genius (Opposite in intelligence.)
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weakling (Opposite in physical strength.)
Θέματα
people
|character
|insults
|daily_life
Ορισμός
A very strong person who seems slow or stupid (rude).
An insulting or joking term for a person who is very strong but also slow, clumsy, or not very intelligent.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
3
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
the Ox; Year of the Ox
My sister was born in the Year of the Ox.
A nővérem a Bivaly évében született.
In the Chinese zodiac, the Ox comes after the Rat.
A kínai állatövben a Bivaly a Patkány után következik.
They bought a red envelope printed with the Ox for Lunar New Year.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I was born in the Year of the Ox.
A Bivaly évében születtem.
Συχνό λάθος:
This meaning is usually capitalized (Ox), especially in phrases like *Year of the Ox*.
Σημασία
second sign in Chinese zodiac
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
Year of the Ox
|born in the Year of the Ox
|the Ox sign
|Chinese zodiac Ox
Θέματα
culture
|astrology
Ορισμός
The Ox sign in the Chinese zodiac.
In the Chinese zodiac, the Ox is the second of the twelve animal signs, associated with people born in particular years.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
ox
IPA
GB/ˈɑks/
US/ˈɑks/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
ox (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (ox)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: ox
- Plural: oxes
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
an ox is slow but the earth is patient
1/ən ˈɑks ˈɪz slˈoʊ bˈʌt ðə ˈɚθ ˈɪz pˈeɪʃənt/
fixed phrase
literary
patience brings results
If you keep working patiently, you will succeed.
Παραδείγματα
- When the project felt endless, she reminded us, “An ox is slow but the earth is patient.”
- He repeated the saying—an ox is slow but the earth is patient—and went back to practicing.
- The coach’s message was clear: an ox is slow but the earth is patient.
as strong as an ox
1/ˈæz stɹˈɔŋ ˈæz ən ˈɑks/
idiom
extremely strong
Very, very strong.
Παραδείγματα
- She’s as strong as an ox and can carry both suitcases at once.
- He looks skinny, but he’s as strong as an ox.
- After months of training, I felt as strong as an ox.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He is as strong as an ox.