“牛年”的“牛”是“cow、bull”还是“ox”?

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Year of the ______

Cow? Bull? Ox?

是Year of the Cow吗?×

cow

奶牛,母牛

A cow is a grown female bovine animal raised to produce milk or beef.

名词“cow”指“用于产奶或产肉的成年母牛”。

比如:cow's milk牛奶

是Year of the Bull吗?×

bull

公牛

We use‘bull' to refer to an uncastrated male cow.

名词“bull”指“未阉割的公牛”。

比如:bullfighter 斗牛士

是Year of the Ox 吗?√

OX

阉割的公牛;牛(统称)

We use‘ox'’ to refer to a castrated bull, or any cattle in general.

名词"ox”指“阉割的bull (公牛)”,或泛指“牛”。

注意:“ox”的复数是“oxen”

“牛年”用英语说是:

Year of the Ox

例句

Mymate was born in the Year of the Ox, so we re probably the same age.

我的同学是属牛的,所以我俩应该同岁。

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