buffalo
buffalo — 名詞
1. a very large cow-like animal from Africa or Asia, with thick curved horns
水牛
非洲或亞洲的大型牛科動物
a very large cow-like animal from Africa or Asia, with thick curved horns
At dawn, Ravi led two buffalo into the wet rice field.
清晨時，Ravi 把兩頭水牛帶進濕濕的稻田裡。
lead buffalo into a field
Near the river, a black buffalo lifted its horns at the dogs.
河邊那頭黑色水牛朝狗群抬起了牠彎彎的角。
buffalo with curved horns
The farmer washed the buffalo before the children climbed onto the cart.
農夫替那頭水牛洗乾淨後，孩子們才爬上牛車。
In the zoo, the buffalo snorted by the fence and visitors stopped.
動物園裡，那頭水牛在欄邊噴氣，遊客都停下腳步。
A buffalo herd crossed the road and delayed our bus for ten minutes.
一群水牛穿過道路，讓我們的巴士晚了十分鐘。
- water buffalo
the Asian type often kept for farm work; narrower than buffalo
- African buffalo
the wild African type; a more exact name than buffalo by itself
文法句型
a buffalo
buffalo + plural verb
a herd of buffalo
用法筆記
Usually names the African or Asian animal itself. Distinguish from sense 2, which is the North American bison often called buffalo in everyday English.
常見錯誤
2. a bison from North America, especially one living on open grassland
美洲野牛
北美草原上的大型野牛
a bison from North America, especially one living on open grassland
Old photos show buffalo covering the plains behind the camp.
老照片裡，美洲野牛鋪滿了營地後方的平原。
buffalo on the plains
At the park, a buffalo stood still while snow fell on its back.
公園裡，那頭美洲野牛站著不動，背上落著雪。
At the museum, the guide showed us a buffalo skull from the Great Plains.
在博物館裡，導遊給我們看一顆來自大平原的美洲野牛頭骨。
By sunset, three buffalo moved slowly across the grass near our jeep.
日落時，三頭美洲野牛在我們吉普車旁的草地上慢慢移動。
In Yellowstone, we watched a buffalo roll in dust beside the trail.
在黃石公園，我們看著一頭美洲野牛在步道旁的塵土裡打滾。
- bison
the standard exact name for this animal
- American bison
the full name used in careful or scientific contexts
- plains bison
a more specific term for the grassland type
文法句型
a buffalo
buffalo on the plains
a herd of buffalo
用法筆記
Common for the animal more exactly called bison, especially in North American contexts. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to the true buffalo of Africa and Asia.
常見錯誤
buffalo — 動詞
1. to confuse someone so much that they do not know what to say or do
使茫然
使人一時不知怎麼反應
to confuse someone so much that they do not know what to say or do
The math puzzle buffaloed Nika for half an hour.
那道數學題讓 Nika 茫然了半個小時。
buffalo + person as object
The guard's sudden question buffaloed the tired driver at midnight.
警衛突然丟出的問題，讓疲憊的司機一時很茫然。
Even the simple map buffaloed Omar after the lights went out.
就連那張簡單的地圖，也在停電後把 Omar 弄得很茫然。
During the interview, one trick question buffaloed Priya for a moment.
面試時，有一道刁鑽的問題讓 Priya 茫然了一下。
The strange message completely buffaloed our class until the teacher smiled.
那則奇怪的訊息把全班都弄得很茫然，直到老師笑了。
文法句型
buffalo + somebody
buffalo + a group
buffalo somebody with + something
用法筆記
Object is usually a person or group, and the subject is often a question, problem, or surprising event. It is much rarer than everyday verbs like confuse or puzzle.