Word
hindquarters
/ˈhaɪndˌkwɔːrtɚz/
noun
后腿；后半部
the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
指动物身体的后部，包括臀部、后腿等
- 1.
n. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
后腿；后半部
后腿；后半部
In use
The dog had a wound on its left hindquarter.
The horse's hindquarters are powerful for jumping.
She rubbed the rabbit's hindquarters to soothe it.
[possessive] hindquarters
The dog's hindquarters are muscular.
狗的后腿肌肉发达。
the hindquarters of [animal]
He shot an arrow into the hindquarters of the deer.
他一箭射中了鹿的后半部。
Common mistakes
The dog's hindquarters is injured.The dog's hindquarters are injured.
用单数动词 'is' 是错误的，因为 'hindquarters' 是复数名词，应使用复数动词 'are'。
The horse hindquarters to kick.The horse uses its hindquarters to kick.
将 'hindquarters' 误用作动词，它只是名词，应搭配动词 'uses' 来表示动作。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.