cattle
['kætl.]
n. 牛, 畜

[] 畜

1. Those poor soldiers died like cattle, without a struggle.
   那些怜士兵未抵抗，象畜般死。
2. The cattle are grazing.
   牛吃草。
3. Clover can be grown as food for cattle.
   苜蓿牛饲。

cattle
[ noun ]
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
<noun.animal>
so many head of cattlewait till the cows come home
seven thin and ill-favored kine
a team of oxen




Cattle \Cat"tle\ (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [OE. calet, chatel, goods,
property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods,
property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head,
chief; because in early ages beasts constituted the chief
part of a man's property. See {Capital}, and cf. {Chattel}.]
Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including
all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules,
asses, and swine.

{Belted cattle}, {Black cattle}. See under {Belted}, {Black}.


{Cattle guard}, a trench under a railroad track and alongside
a crossing (as of a public highway). It is intended to
prevent cattle from getting upon the track.

{cattle louse} (Zo["o]l.), any species of louse infecting
cattle. There are several species. The {H[ae]matatopinus
eurysternus} and {H[ae]matatopinus vituli} are common
species which suck blood; {Trichodectes scalaris} eats the
hair.

{Cattle plague}, the rinderpest; called also {Russian cattle
plague}.

{Cattle range}, or {Cattle run}, an open space through which
cattle may run or range. [U. S.] --Bartlett.

{Cattle show}, an exhibition of domestic animals with prizes
for the encouragement of stock breeding; -- usually
accompanied with the exhibition of other agricultural and
domestic products and of implements.