puppy + noun
puppy 放在另一名词前作定语，表示“幼犬用的、幼犬的”。
We bought puppy food and a puppy collar at the pet store.
我们在宠物店买了幼犬粮和一个幼犬项圈。
幼犬；小狗
puppies — plural of puppy
显得年轻的狗；狗；经验不足的年轻人；幼鼠；幼海豹；幼犬,尤其是性成熟前(12-18个月)。
幼犬,尤其是性成熟前(12-18个月)。
A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).
小狗；幼犬
a young dog
幼鼠。
A young rat.
缺乏经验的年轻人
an inexperienced young person
幼海豹。
A young seal.
外观年轻的狗,或任何狗。
A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.
The puppy is playing with its mother.
那只小狗正在和它的妈妈玩耍。
用法提示：puppy 为名词，在这里作主语，表示幼犬。
These puppies were born last week.
这些小狗是上周出生的。
用法提示：puppies 是 puppy 的复数形式，作主语，表示多只幼犬。
She adopted a puppy from the animal shelter.
她从动物收容所领养了一只小狗。
用法提示：puppy 作动词 adopted 的宾语，表示小狗。
puppy 放在另一名词前作定语，表示“幼犬用的、幼犬的”。
We bought puppy food and a puppy collar at the pet store.
我们在宠物店买了幼犬粮和一个幼犬项圈。
表示一窝幼犬时，常用 a litter of + 数词 + puppies 这一数量结构。
The dog gave birth to a litter of five puppies.
那只狗生了一窝五只小狗。
as a puppy 表示“在幼犬时期”，用来说明某事发生的时间。
She was adopted as a puppy.
它还是幼犬的时候就被收养了。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wants to buy puppy at the pet shop.
正确表达She wants to buy a puppy at the pet shop.
puppy 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加限定词（a/an、the、my 等）。汉语名词可以单独使用、不带冠词，所以中国学习者容易漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子Two puppys are playing in the yard.
正确表达Two puppies are playing in the yard.
以“辅音字母 + y”结尾的名词变复数时，先把 y 变成 i，再加 -es，所以是 puppies，不是 puppys。
grammar · medium
易错句子The puppies is sleeping in the basket.
正确表达The puppies are sleeping in the basket.
puppies 是复数主语，be 动词要用 are；is 只能搭配单数主语。汉语动词没有单复数变化，因此容易漏掉主谓一致。
少男少女的青涩初恋
Most teenage romances are just puppy love.
大多数少年恋情不过是少男少女的青涩初恋。
婴儿肥；孩子气的胖
She was a chubby child, but she lost her puppy fat as a teenager.
她小时候胖乎乎的，但到了青春期就褪去了婴儿肥。
可怜巴巴的恳求眼神
He gave his mother puppy-dog eyes until she agreed.
他对妈妈露出可怜巴巴的恳求眼神，直到她答应为止。
一窝幼犬
Their dog gave birth to a litter of six puppies.
他们家的狗生了一窝六只小狗。
幼犬训练
Puppy training classes help young dogs learn basic commands.
幼犬训练课能帮助小狗学会基本指令。
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The charity rescues dogs from puppy mills.
这家慈善机构从幼犬繁殖场救出狗只。