ox
gb/ˈɑks/ us/ˈɑks/
B1
Англійська
ökör, igásökör, melák, Bivaly
ІМЕННИК
B1
1
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
The ox pulls the cart.
Az ökör húzza a szekeret.
Two oxen work together.
Két ökör együtt dolgozik.
Поширена помилка:
Learners often confuse an ox with a bull (uncastrated male) or a cow (female), and may use the regular plural *oxes* instead of *oxen*.
Значення
large cattle used for pulling
Словосполучення
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
Синоніми
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.)
Теми
animals
|farming
|transport
|nature
Визначення
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.
ІМЕННИК
B2
INFORMAL
2
Модель уживання:
(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.
Навчальні приклади
Don’t call people an ox.
Ne nevezd ökörnek az embereket.
He is strong like an ox.
Erős, mint az ökör.
Поширена помилка:
This use is usually negative or teasing; it is not a neutral way to describe someone strong.
Значення
very strong, slow person
Словосполучення
a big ox
|you ox
|like an ox
|a clumsy ox
|a stupid ox
Синоніми
brute (Emphasizes roughness or cruelty more than slowness.)
|
lunk (Informal; emphasizes clumsiness and stupidity.)
Антоніми
genius (Opposite in intelligence.)
|
weakling (Opposite in physical strength.)
Теми
people
|character
|insults
|daily_life
Визначення
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.
ІМЕННИК
B2
3
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
I was born in the Year of the Ox.
A Bivaly évében születtem.
Поширена помилка:
This meaning is usually capitalized (Ox), especially in phrases like *Year of the Ox*.
Значення
second sign in Chinese zodiac
Словосполучення
Year of the Ox
|born in the Year of the Ox
|the Ox sign
|Chinese zodiac Ox
Теми
culture
|astrology
Визначення
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.
Граматика
Словникова форма
ox
IPA
GB/ˈɑks/
US/ˈɑks/
Склади й наголос
ox (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (ox)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: ox
- Plural: oxes
Споріднені слова
Вирази
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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- He is as strong as an ox.