Word · Frequency #7364
Maria
母马；雌马
Maria is the plural of mare.
An adult female horse.
- 1.
An adult female horse.
成年雌马
- 2.
A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon.
大而黑暗的平原,可能看起来像海,如月球上的那些
- 3.
female equine animal
母马
- 4.
On Saturn's moon Titan, any of several lakes which are large expanses of what is thought to be liquid hydrocarbons.
土星卫星泰坦上的湖泊,可能是液态碳氢化合物的大面积水域
- 5.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
月球表面的广阔暗区
月海；月面暗区；液态烃湖；土卫六上的烃湖；成年雌马；大而黑暗的平原,可能看起来像海,如月球上的那些；母马
In use
The farmer bought a gentle mare for his daughter to ride.
The mare gave birth to a healthy foal last night.
The mares are grazing peacefully in the sunny pasture.
a mare
不定冠词a用于泛指。
That is a mare.
那是一匹母马。
the mare
定冠词the特指前文提到或已知的母马。
The mare is grazing in the field.
那匹母马在田野里吃草。
mare's + noun
名词所有格表示所属关系。
The mare's foal is very cute.
这匹母马的马驹非常可爱。
Connections
Collocations
- pregnant mare
- 怀孕的母马
- The pregnant mare was kept in a separate stall.这匹怀孕的母马被关在单独的马厩里。
- mare and foal
- 母马和幼驹
- The mare and foal grazed peacefully in the pasture.母马和幼驹在牧场上安静地吃草。
- mare's milk
- 马奶
- Mare's milk is rich in nutrients and used to make kumis.马奶营养丰富，常用来制作马奶酒。
Idioms & figurative uses
- mare's nest
- 虚幻的发现; 混乱的场面The so-called ancient artifact turned out to be a mare's nest.所谓的古代文物原来是一场虚幻的发现。
- shank's mare
- 步行; 腿力车We missed the last bus, so we had to use shank's mare to get home.我们错过了末班车，所以只好靠两条腿走回家。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mare音似'妈儿'，想象母马妈妈带着小马驹。
Context & Register
通常指母马，属于中性词汇，多用于动物学、马术或农场等场景。
Grammar Note
复数：母马义为 mares；指月球暗区时复数也可用 maria。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'mare' (/mɛr/): care, hare, dare, stare, flare, share. Warning: Words like 'more' (/mɔr/) and 'mar' (/mɑr/) look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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