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A longhorn is a cow or bull with very long horns, the kind that sweep out and up. The famous ones are Texas Longhorns from the United States — tough cattle, bred for dry land, with horns that can stretch wider than a person is tall.
A longhorn長角牛 a cow or bull是一種母牛或公牛,with very long horns身上長著非常長的角,the kind that sweep out and up那種角是向外、向上翹起的。The famous ones are最有名的 from the United States來自美國的 Texas Longhorns德州長角牛,tough cattle是一種強悍的牛,bred for dry land培育來適應乾旱土地,with horns that can stretch wider than a person is tall牠們的角張開甚至比一個人的身高還寬。
People also use longhorn for that breed itself, and you will see the word on steakhouse signs. Though actually, not every cow with long horns is that breed; the name is just the plain picture: long horns.
People also use人們也會用 longhornlonghorn這個字 for that breed itself來指這個品種本身,and you will see the word你也會看到這個字 on steakhouse signs出現在牛排館招牌上。Though actually不過其實,not every cow with long horns is that breed不是每一頭長角的牛都屬於這個品種;the name is just the plain picture這個名字只是單純的畫面:long horns長長的角。
(In another corner of English a longhorn can be a beetle with long — but this entry is the cow.) Informal and farm-and-food English, not a classroom science word.
In another corner of English在英文的另一個角落,a longhornlonghorn can be也可以指 a beetle with long feelers一種觸角很長的甲蟲,but this entry is the cow但這篇講的是牛。Informal and farm-and-food English這是非正式、農場與飲食圈常用的說法,not a classroom science word不是課堂上的科學術語。
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
longhornnoun/ˈlɔŋhɔɹn/
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A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。