Word · Frequency #10029
cub
幼兽；幼崽
核心释义
The young of various large carnivorous mammals, such as bears, wolves, foxes, lions, and tigers.
- 1.
幼童军成员
A member of the Cub Scouts.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
笨拙且缺乏经验的年轻人
an awkward and inexperienced youth
- 4.
芝加哥小熊队的球员
A player on the team the "Chicago Cubs".
- 5.
见习记者的同义词。
Synonym of cub reporter.
- 6.
男孩(对男童的亲切称呼)
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
- 7.
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
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
用法In use
The lioness carefully carried her cub to a safer den.
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.
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.
用法提示：名词“cub”的复数形式指狼幼崽，句中作主语。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象 cube（立方体）被磨掉 e 和棱角，变成圆滚滚的 cub（幼崽）。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为cubs。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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