a cub
也可指缺乏经验的年轻人，但此处为动物幼崽。
The lioness is nursing a cub.
母狮正在喂一只幼崽。
幼童军成员；毛头小子；缺乏经验的年轻人；小家伙；小伙子（对男孩的亲切称呼）；初出茅庐的记者；见习记者；芝加哥小熊队球员
The young of various large carnivorous mammals, such as bears, wolves, foxes, lions, and tigers.
幼童军成员
A member of the Cub Scouts.
某些动物的幼崽,主要是大型食肉哺乳动物,包括熊、狼、狐、狮和虎。
The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.
笨拙且缺乏经验的年轻人
an awkward and inexperienced youth
芝加哥小熊队的球员
A player on the team the "Chicago Cubs".
见习记者的同义词。
Synonym of cub reporter.
男孩(对男童的亲切称呼)
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
某些食肉哺乳动物(如熊、狼或狮子)的幼崽
the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
The lioness carefully carried her cub to a safer den.
母狮小心地把她的幼崽叼到一个更安全的巢穴。
用法提示：名词“cub”指狮子幼崽，句中作宾语。
A bear cub was spotted climbing a tree in the forest.
森林里有人看到一只小熊在爬树。
用法提示：名词“cub”指熊幼崽，句中作主语。
The wolf cubs played near the entrance of their den.
狼崽们在巢穴入口附近玩耍。
用法提示：名词“cub”的复数形式指狼幼崽，句中作主语。
也可指缺乏经验的年轻人，但此处为动物幼崽。
The lioness is nursing a cub.
母狮正在喂一只幼崽。
The cubs stayed close to their mother.
幼崽们紧跟在母亲身边。
The cub's playful behavior was adorable.
这只幼崽顽皮的行为很可爱。
书面/旧式用词；与 cub 所指基本一致，但现代口语中很少用，多出现在文学或历史语境中。
只适用于某些动物（如狼、狐），不能替代表示熊或狮子的 cub；使用前需确认动物种类。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two cub in the forest.
正确表达There are two cubs in the forest.
cub是可数名词，复数形式加s，不能用原形表示复数。
grammar · medium
易错句子A baby dog is called a cub.
正确表达A baby dog is called a puppy.
在英语中，不同动物幼崽有特定名称：狗幼崽称puppy，猫称kitten，狮子、老虎等猛兽幼崽才称cub。中文'幼兽'范围更广，易误用。
针对“熊、狼、狐、狮、虎等食肉哺乳动物的幼崽”这一义项；cub 专指这些动物的幼兽，adult 指已发育成熟的个体。
针对“笨拙且缺乏经验的年轻人”这一义项；cub 指生手、毛头小子，expert 指有经验、熟练的人。
幼童军成员
My son just joined the Cub Scouts.
我儿子刚加入了幼童军。
熊崽
The mother bear carefully watched her cubs.
母熊小心地看着她的幼崽。
狮崽
The lion cub stayed close to its mother in the tall grass.
狮崽在高高的草丛中紧跟着母亲。
见习记者
She started as a cub reporter at the local newspaper.
她最初在当地报社做见习记者。
狼崽
The wolf cubs played near the entrance of the den.
狼崽们在巢穴入口附近玩耍。
哦，小幼崽回来了。
In The Lion King, Scar says, "So, the little cub has returned," when Simba comes back to Pride Rock.
在《狮子王》中，刀疤在辛巴回到荣耀石时说：“哦，小幼崽回来了。”
冲吧，小熊队！
After the winning home run, the whole stadium sang "Go, Cubs, go!"
制胜本垒打之后，整个球场唱起了《冲吧，小熊队！》。
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