n. (pl. oxen ) 公牛，阉公牛；(一般的)牛〔不分性别的通称〕；牛属动物。 ★ cf. bull, cow, steer;〔其他的牛〕bullock, calf, heifer.
any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos 同义词：wild ox,
an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
An ox (plural oxen), also known as a bullock in Australia, New Zealand and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration makes the animals more tractable.
例句与用法
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An ox is grazing in a swampy meadow . 一头牛在一块泥泞的草地上吃草。
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The clay oxen plunge into the sea and vanish . 泥牛入海无消息。
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I saw a team of oxen hitched to a broken-down wagon . 我看到几头牛套在一辆破车上。
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I guess it depends on whose ox is being gored ! 我猜想，这要看被刺死的是谁的公牛！
5.
An ox carried two water kegs strapped across his back . 一条牛背上驮着两只小水桶。
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We must lead an ox by the halter . 牵牛要牵牛鼻子。
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We all call him iron ox . 我们都称他“铁牛”。
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At that time , taxes and levies were as many as the hairs on an ox . 那时，苛捐杂税多如牛毛。
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She is one year younger than i am ; she was born in the year of the ox . 她比我小一岁，是属牛的。
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