cattle

• Существительное, обозначающее группу одомашненных бычьих животных, таких как коровы, быки или волы, обычно разводимых для получения мяса, молока или использования в работе.

A noun referring to a group of domesticated bovine animals, such as cows, bulls, or oxen, typically raised for meat, milk, or labor.

irregular plural

1. Domesticated bovine animalsA2formal

   Large domesticated animals with hooves, kept for milk, meat, or as draft animals.

   Крупный рогатый скот

   • The farmer raises cattle on his ranch.
   • Cattle graze in the green pastures all day.
   • A herd of cattle was moved to the new field.

   Synonymskineoxenstock

2. Disparaging term for peopleC1informal

   Used figuratively to refer to people considered as a mass, often with negative connotation.

   Быдло

   • The protesters were treated like cattle by the authorities.
   • The manager herded the employees into the meeting room like cattle.
   • They were packed into the bus like cattle.

   Synonymsherdhordemobrabblescumsheepswinevermin