ox
gb/ˈɑks/ us/ˈɑks/
B1
Ingles
ökör, igásökör, melák, Bivaly
PANGNGALAN
B1
1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The ox pulls the cart.
Az ökör húzza a szekeret.
Two oxen work together.
Két ökör együtt dolgozik.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners often confuse an ox with a bull (uncastrated male) or a cow (female), and may use the regular plural *oxes* instead of *oxen*.
Kahulugan
large cattle used for pulling
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga tema
animals
|farming
|transport
|nature
Depinisyon
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.
PANGNGALAN
B2
INFORMAL
2
Padron ng paggamit:
(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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
Don’t call people an ox.
Ne nevezd ökörnek az embereket.
He is strong like an ox.
Erős, mint az ökör.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This use is usually negative or teasing; it is not a neutral way to describe someone strong.
Kahulugan
very strong, slow person
Mga kolokasyon
a big ox
|you ox
|like an ox
|a clumsy ox
|a stupid ox
Mga kasingkahulugan
brute (Emphasizes roughness or cruelty more than slowness.)
|
lunk (Informal; emphasizes clumsiness and stupidity.)
Mga kasalungat
genius (Opposite in intelligence.)
|
weakling (Opposite in physical strength.)
Mga tema
people
|character
|insults
|daily_life
Depinisyon
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.
PANGNGALAN
B2
3
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
I was born in the Year of the Ox.
A Bivaly évében születtem.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This meaning is usually capitalized (Ox), especially in phrases like *Year of the Ox*.
Kahulugan
second sign in Chinese zodiac
Mga kolokasyon
Year of the Ox
|born in the Year of the Ox
|the Ox sign
|Chinese zodiac Ox
Mga tema
culture
|astrology
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
ox
IPA
GB/ˈɑks/
US/ˈɑks/
Mga pantig at diin
ox (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (ox)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: ox
- Plural: oxes
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He is as strong as an ox.