ox
gb/ˈɑks/ us/ˈɑks/
B1
Engleză
ökör, igásökör, melák, Bivaly
SUBSTANTIV
B1
1
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The ox pulls the cart.
Az ökör húzza a szekeret.
Two oxen work together.
Két ökör együtt dolgozik.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often confuse an ox with a bull (uncastrated male) or a cow (female), and may use the regular plural *oxes* instead of *oxen*.
Sens
large cattle used for pulling
Colocații
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
Sinonime
bullock (Often means a young bull or castrated male; used in some varieties of English.)
|
steer (A castrated male bovine, especially raised for beef; not always a working animal.)
Teme
animals
|farming
|transport
|nature
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
INFORMAL
2
Tipar de utilizare:
(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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Don’t call people an ox.
Ne nevezd ökörnek az embereket.
He is strong like an ox.
Erős, mint az ökör.
Greșeală frecventă:
This use is usually negative or teasing; it is not a neutral way to describe someone strong.
Sens
very strong, slow person
Colocații
a big ox
|you ox
|like an ox
|a clumsy ox
|a stupid ox
Sinonime
brute (Emphasizes roughness or cruelty more than slowness.)
|
lunk (Informal; emphasizes clumsiness and stupidity.)
Antonime
genius (Opposite in intelligence.)
|
weakling (Opposite in physical strength.)
Teme
people
|character
|insults
|daily_life
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
3
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I was born in the Year of the Ox.
A Bivaly évében születtem.
Greșeală frecventă:
This meaning is usually capitalized (Ox), especially in phrases like *Year of the Ox*.
Sens
second sign in Chinese zodiac
Colocații
Year of the Ox
|born in the Year of the Ox
|the Ox sign
|Chinese zodiac Ox
Teme
culture
|astrology
Definiție
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.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
ox
IPA
GB/ˈɑks/
US/ˈɑks/
Silabe și accent
ox (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (ox)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: ox
- Plural: oxes
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He is as strong as an ox.