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cow /kaʊ/► SEE ALLhave a cowa sacred cow ●have a ˈcow (NAmE, slang) suddenly become very excited or angry 突然激动起来;勃然大怒◆My dad spent $500 on a new coat and my mom had a cow. 我爸爸花了 500 美元买了一件新外套,妈妈顿时气不打一处来。●a sacred ˈcow (disapproving) a person, belief or institution that a group of people greatly respect and never criticize 圣牛;神圣不可冒犯的人(或信仰、制度等)◆The National Health Service is a political sacred cow. No one likes to criticize it.国民保健制度可是一头“政治圣牛”,没人想抨击它。 ORIGIN In the Hindu religion, cows are respected and never harmed. 在印度教中,牛被尊奉为神物,不得伤害。 |