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a mare
不定冠词a用于泛指。
That is a mare.
那是一匹母马。
母马；雌马
mares — plural of mare
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
母马；雌马
An adult female horse.
That is a mare.
那是一匹母马。
成年雌马
An adult female horse.
大而黑暗的平原,可能看起来像海,如月球上的那些
A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon.
母马
female equine animal
土星卫星泰坦上的湖泊,可能是液态碳氢化合物的大面积水域
On Saturn's moon Titan, any of several lakes which are large expanses of what is thought to be liquid hydrocarbons.
The farmer bought a gentle mare for his daughter to ride.
农夫买了一匹温顺的母马给他女儿骑。
The mare gave birth to a healthy foal last night.
那匹母马昨晚生下了一匹健康的小马驹。
The mares are grazing peacefully in the sunny pasture.
那些母马正在阳光明媚的牧场上安静地吃草。
不定冠词a用于泛指。
That is a mare.
那是一匹母马。
定冠词the特指前文提到或已知的母马。
The mare is grazing in the field.
那匹母马在田野里吃草。
名词所有格表示所属关系。
The mare's foal is very cute.
这匹母马的马驹非常可爱。
复数形式用于指多匹母马。
There are several mares in the stable.
马厩里有几匹母马。
Not this
The mayor is running in the field.
Use this
The mare is running in the field.
中国学习者常因发音相似混淆 'mare' 和 'mayor'，'mare' 指母马，'mayor' 指市长。
Not this
I saw a mare yesterday. It was a male horse.
Use this
I saw a horse yesterday. It was a male horse.
'Mare' 特指母马，不能泛指任何性别的马。应使用 'horse' 表示一般意义的马。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
怀孕的母马
The pregnant mare was kept in a separate stall.
这匹怀孕的母马被关在单独的马厩里。
母马和幼驹
The mare and foal grazed peacefully in the pasture.
母马和幼驹在牧场上安静地吃草。
马奶
Mare's milk is rich in nutrients and used to make kumis.
马奶营养丰富，常用来制作马奶酒。
虚幻的发现; 混乱的场面
The so-called ancient artifact turned out to be a mare's nest.
所谓的古代文物原来是一场虚幻的发现。
步行; 腿力车
We missed the last bus, so we had to use shank's mare to get home.
我们错过了末班车，所以只好靠两条腿走回家。
Use mares naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
mare音似'妈儿'，想象母马妈妈带着小马驹。
通常指母马，属于中性词汇，多用于动物学、马术或农场等场景。
复数：母马义为 mares；指月球暗区时复数也可用 maria。
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