/ɒks ||; ɑks/noun
[C] (pluraloxen /ˈɒksn ||; ˈɑksṇ/) a male cow that has been CASTRATED(had part of its sex organs removed). Oxen are used in some places for pulling or carrying heavy loads. (阉割了的)公牛(旧时用作畜役)
☞ Look at bull. 参看bull。 ☞picture at plough 见plough插图
ox/ɑks; ɒks/n [C] plural oxen /ˋɑksṇ; ˈɒks$n/a large type of BULL (=male cow). In the past, oxen were used to pull heavy loads, especially on farms. 大公牛