bovine
- 英式英标[\'bovaɪn]
- 美式音标[\'bəʊvaɪn]
中文词源
bovine 牛的
来自词根bov, 牛。词源同beef.
英文词源
- bovine
- bovine: see beef
- bovine (adj.)
- 1817, from French bovin (14c.), from Late Latin bovinus, from Latin bos (genitive bovis) "ox, cow," from PIE *gwous- (see cow (n.)). Figurative sense of "inert and stupid" is from 1855.
实用例句
- 1. I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response.
- 人群毫无热情的迟钝反应使我感到很沮丧。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was a gentle, rather bovine man.
- 他是一位文雅而反应迟钝的人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Her bovine face gave no response.
- 她的无感情的脸上没有丝毫反应.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. Outside the bovine host, the organism can be readily cultured.
- 这种微生物在宿主牛体外, 容易被培养.
来自辞典例句
- 5. A captive wildebeest calf was inoculated with virulent bovine blood.
- 把活捉到的一头犊角马用有毒力的牛血液进行了接种.
来自辞典例句