cowcatcher meaning in English
〔美国〕(车头前面的)排障器；(电车的)救助网；〔美俚〕无线电广播要目前后的广告。
Examples
- Among these are a cowcatcher ( to protect straying cattle and people from oncoming trains ) , the single penny postage idea for england , railway signals , the speedometer , ideas on game theory , system of signaling for lighthouses , a compendium of all manufacturing methods and engineering work in britain
其中有排障器（避免迷途的牲畜和人群被急驰而来的火车撞倒) 、在英国实施一便士邮资的建议、铁路信号、速度计、博弈论的思想、灯塔信号系统，以及一份关于英国全部制造方法与工程作业的纲要。 - Mr stephen , a little moved but very handsomely , told him no such matter and that he had dispatches from the emperor s chief tailtickler thanking him for the hospitality , that was sending over doctor rinderpest , the bestquoted cowcatcher in all muscovy , with a bolus or two of physic to take the bull by the horns
斯蒂芬先生略为动容，但仍文质彬彬地答曰： “并非如此。奥地利皇帝122之御马主事已发来快函表示谢意。彼将派遣全莫斯科维123首屈一指之名兽医124牛瘟博士，凭藉一两粒大药丸，即能抓住公牛角125 。 ”