Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense cows, present participle cowing, past tense, past participle cowed
1N-COUNT 母牛;奶牛;(有时统称)牛 A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows . 母牛;奶牛;(有时统称)牛
3N-COUNT [oft NOUN n]雌性动物(如雌象、雌鲸等) Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows . 雌性动物(如雌象、雌鲸等)
...a cow elephant.
雌象
4N-COUNT 婆娘;娘儿们 If someone describes a woman as a cow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid. 婆娘;娘儿们 [informal, offensive, disapproval]
5VERB 恐吓;威胁;把…吓住 If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated. 恐吓;威胁;把…吓住 [formal]
The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy. [beVERB-ed]
该政府丝毫没有被这些威胁吓住,发誓要继续执行其政策。
...cowing them into submission. [VERB noun + into]
By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed.
这时她已经被打怕了,只得言听计从。
6PHRASE [PHRASE after verb]很长时间;长期 If you say that someone can do something until the cows come home, but it will have no effect, you are emphasizing that it will have no effect even if they do it for a very long time. 很长时间;长期 [informal, emphasis]
You can initiate policies until the cows come home, but unless they're monitored at a senior level, you won't get results.