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[animal]'s joey
joey 常指袋鼠等有袋动物的幼崽。
The kangaroo's joey stays in the pouch for several months.
袋鼠的幼兽在育儿袋里待好几个月。
幼兽
joeys — plural of joey
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
幼兽
a young animal
The kangaroo's joey stays in the pouch for several months.
袋鼠的幼兽在育儿袋里待好几个月。
有袋类动物的幼崽,尤其是小袋鼠,也可指小沙袋鼠、小考拉等。
The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also a young wallaby, koala, etc.
一种小丑。
A kind of clown.
The zookeeper showed us the joey peeking out of its mother's pouch.
动物园管理员让我们看了那只从妈妈育儿袋里探出头来的小袋鼠。
A joey usually stays in the pouch until it is about six months old.
小袋鼠通常待在育儿袋里，一直到大约六个月大。
The rescue team fed the orphaned joey with a special milk formula.
救援队用特制奶粉喂养那只失去母亲的幼袋鼠。
joey 常指袋鼠等有袋动物的幼崽。
The kangaroo's joey stays in the pouch for several months.
袋鼠的幼兽在育儿袋里待好几个月。
The female wallaby carried a joey in her pouch.
雌性沙袋鼠的育儿袋里带着一只幼兽。
The joey in the pouch was almost ready to leave.
育儿袋里的幼兽几乎准备好离开了。
Not this
The little joy is in its mother's pouch.
Use this
The little joey is in its mother's pouch.
'joey' 指幼兽（尤指袋鼠幼崽），而 'joy' 是“欢乐”的意思；两者读音相近但意思不同，应拼写为 joey。
Not this
There are two joies feeding in the grassland.
Use this
There are two joeys feeding in the grassland.
joey 以 -ey 结尾（元音字母加 y），复数直接加 -s，而不是把 y 变 ies。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
袋鼠幼崽
A kangaroo joey stays in its mother's pouch for months.
袋鼠幼崽在妈妈的育儿袋里待好几个月。
小袋鼠宝宝
The zoo introduced a new baby joey to the public.
动物园向公众介绍了一只新出生的小袋鼠宝宝。
育儿袋里的幼袋鼠
The mother kangaroo carried a joey in her pouch.
袋鼠妈妈把幼袋鼠装在育儿袋里。
失去母亲的幼袋鼠
The rescued orphan joey was fed with a special milk formula.
获救的孤儿幼袋鼠用特殊配方奶喂养。
小小的幼袋鼠
A tiny joey poked its head out of the pouch.
一只小小的幼袋鼠从育儿袋里探出头来。
Use joeys naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：音似“乔伊”，想象一只叫乔伊的小袋鼠宝宝，joey就是幼兽。
语域：informal 常见场景：口语对话、谈论幼年袋鼠等动物时 joey 通常是非正式、口语化的说法，多用于日常对话，比较常见于澳大利亚英语，指幼年袋鼠或其他幼兽；正式书面语中用得较少。
No common English word rhymes with 'joey' (/dʒəui/, JOH-ee). These lookalikes are pronounced differently: boy, toy, and joy have /ɔɪ/; honey has /ˈhʌni/; gooey has /ˈɡuːi/; hokey has /ˈhoʊki/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.