Word · Frequency #10029
cub
幼兽；幼崽
The young of various large carnivorous mammals, such as bears, wolves, foxes, lions, and tigers.
- 1.
A member of the Cub Scouts.
幼童军成员
- 2.
The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger.
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。
- 3.
an awkward and inexperienced youth
笨拙且缺乏经验的年轻人
- 4.
A player on the team the "Chicago Cubs".
芝加哥小熊队的球员
- 5.
Synonym of cub reporter.
见习记者的同义词。
- 6.
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
男孩(对男童的亲切称呼)
- 7.
the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion
某些食肉哺乳动物(如熊、狼或狮子)的幼崽
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
In use
The lioness carefully carried her cub to a safer den.
A bear cub was spotted climbing a tree in the forest.
The wolf cubs played near the entrance of their den.
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。
cubs
The cubs stayed close to their mother.
幼崽们紧跟在母亲身边。
cub's
The cub's playful behavior was adorable.
这只幼崽顽皮的行为很可爱。
Connections
Collocations
- cub scout
- 幼童军成员
- My son just joined the Cub Scouts.我儿子刚加入了幼童军。
- bear cub
- 熊崽
- The mother bear carefully watched her cubs.母熊小心地看着她的幼崽。
- lion cub
- 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。
- cub reporter
- 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。
- wolf cub
- 狼崽
- The wolf cubs played near the entrance of the den.狼崽们在巢穴入口附近玩耍。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象 cube（立方体）被磨掉 e 和棱角，变成圆滚滚的 cub（幼崽）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物纪录片、科普读物、儿童故事 cub 表示‘幼兽’时为中性词，多用于指大型食肉哺乳动物（如熊、狮、虎、狼）的幼崽，常见于动物纪录片、科普文章和儿童故事中。若指人或组织成员，则语境和语域会有所不同，需结合上下文理解。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为cubs。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词的读音都与 cub 押韵，都含 /ʌb/。注意形近词 cube /kjuːb/ 和 Cuba /ˈkjuːbə/ 读音不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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