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a foal
作名词时，foal 指幼马。
A foal is a young horse.
马驹就是小马。
马驹；驹
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马驹；驹
a young horse
A foal is a young horse.
马驹就是小马。
马或其他马科动物的幼崽,尤其刚出生或不足一岁。
A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
幼马
a young horse
The foal stood close to its mother in the pasture.
小马驹在牧场上紧挨着妈妈站着。
We watched the foal take its first unsteady steps.
我们看着那匹小马驹摇摇晃晃地迈出第一步。
The farmer fed the foal and then led it back to the stable.
农夫给小马驹喂了食，然后把它领回马厩。
作名词时，foal 指幼马。
A foal is a young horse.
马驹就是小马。
作不及物动词时，foal 表示“（母马）产驹”，主语通常是母马。
Our mare foaled early this morning.
我们的母马今天一大早就产驹了。
Not this
The dog has a new foal.
Use this
The dog has a new puppy.
foal 只指马、驴等马科动物的幼崽（马驹），不能泛指所有动物的幼崽；狗的幼崽是 puppy。此处误把 foal 当作通用“幼崽”使用，故应改为 puppy。
Not this
Look at that horse foal.
Use this
Look at that foal.
foal 本身就含有“幼马”的意思，再加 horse 造成语义重复。英文中直接说 foal 即可，而不用 horse foal。
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新生马驹
The newborn foal took its first steps within an hour.
那匹新生马驹在一小时内迈出了第一步。
母马与幼驹
The mare and foal were resting under a tree.
母马和幼驹在树下休息。
健康的幼驹
The veterinarian examined the healthy foal and gave it a clean bill of health.
兽医检查了这匹健康的幼驹，并确认它健康状况良好。
断奶马驹
The weanling foal was moved to a separate paddock.
那匹断奶马驹被移到了单独的围场。
（母马）怀孕的
The mare is in foal.
这匹母马怀孕了。
发长 /oʊ/ 音 (如 boat, coat)
Use foal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 foal：F 像鬃毛、O 像马眼、A 像耳朵、L 像腿，拼出小马驹。
语域：mixed 常见场景：horse breeding、veterinary care、everyday descriptions of animals 作名词（马驹）时通常用于一般描述或马术语境；作动词（产驹）时多用于马匹繁殖或兽医场景。整体语域偏中性，但动词比名词更专业。
名词复数为 foals；动词的过去式和过去分词为 foaled，现在分词为 foaling。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.