buffalo
gb/bˈʌfəloʊ/ us/bˈʌfəloʊ/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 4100
bivaly, bölény, összezavar, félrevezet, megfélemlít
اسم
A2
1
الگوی کاربرد:
a [adjective] buffalo
We saw a herd of buffalo grazing in the field.
Láttunk egy bivalycsordát legelni a mezőn.
The African buffalo is known for its strength.
Az afrikai bivaly az erejéről ismert.
Buffalo can be dangerous if provoked.
The farmer raises water buffalo for milk.
American buffalo once roamed the plains in huge numbers.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The buffalo is a very big animal.
A bivaly nagyon nagy állat.
Many buffalo live in Africa.
Sok bivaly él Afrikában.
I saw a buffalo at the zoo.
Buffalo have two horns.
The buffalo eats grass.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'buffalo' with 'bison', but 'buffalo' can refer to several species, not only the American bison.
معنی
Large wild or farmed bovine
ترکیبهای رایج
wild buffalo
|water buffalo
|herd of buffalo
|buffalo meat
هممعنیها
bison (Refers specifically to the American species, not all buffalo.)
|
ox (Domesticated bovine used for work, smaller than most buffalo.)
متضادها
calf (A young bovine animal, opposite in age and size.)
موضوعها
animals
|nature
|farming
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
A very big cow-like animal with horns that lives in the wild or on farms.
A large, heavy animal of the cattle family with horns, found in the wild or kept on farms, including species such as the African buffalo and the American bison.
فعل
B2
INFORMAL
2
الگوی کاربرد:
to buffalo [someone]
The salesman tried to buffalo me into buying the car.
Az eladó megpróbált összezavarni és rávenni, hogy megvegyem az autót.
She was completely buffaloed by the complicated instructions.
A bonyolult utasítások teljesen összezavarták.
Don’t let them buffalo you during negotiations.
He tried to buffalo his way through the interview.
They were buffaloed by his sudden change of behavior.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The teacher's question buffaloed me.
A tanár kérdése összezavart.
He tried to buffalo me with big words.
Bonyolult szavakkal próbált összezavarni.
I was buffaloed by the hard test.
They tried to buffalo her into signing the paper.
She was buffaloed by the strange rules.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may think 'buffalo' here means 'attack', but in this informal sense it means to confuse or mislead.
معنی
To confuse or trick someone
ترکیبهای رایج
completely buffalo
|try to buffalo
|buffalo into doing
هممعنیها
baffle (Focuses more on causing confusion without deception.)
|
hoodwink (Focuses more on tricking through deception.)
متضادها
clarify (To make something clear and easy to understand.)
موضوعها
communication
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
To make someone feel confused or tricked so they do not know what to do.
To bewilder, mislead, or intimidate someone so they are unsure of what to do.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
buffalo
IPA
GB/bˈʌfəloʊ/
US/bˈʌfəloʊ/
هجاها و تکیه
buf - falo (۲ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (buf)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: buffalo
- Plural: buffalo, buffaloes, buffalos
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
buffaloes
noun
buffalos
noun
Related words
bison
noun
عبارتها
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
1/bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ/
fixed phrase
Famous homonym grammar example
A well-known sentence that repeats the word 'buffalo' to show how grammar can work with homonyms and proper nouns.
نمونهها
- The sentence 'Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' is often used in linguistics classes to illustrate how homonyms and grammar interact.
- People are surprised that 'Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' is grammatically correct.