Word · Frequency #27189
yearling
一岁马；一岁赛马
a one-year-old racehorse
- 1.
An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).
一到两岁之间的动物；第二年的幼畜。
- 2.
A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.
在下一个1月1日之前被视为一岁的赛马。
一岁幼畜；一岁龄动物；一到两岁之间的动物；第二年的幼畜。；在下一个1月1日之前被视为一岁的赛马。；一岁崽
In use
The farmer sold the yearling at the autumn market.
The trainer is teaching the yearling to follow simple commands.
We watched the yearling run across the pasture with its mother.
a/an + yearling
yearling 是可数名词，指满一岁但未满两岁的动物；在赛马语境中也常指一岁赛马。单数前通常要加 a/an 或 the。
A yearling stood apart from the herd.
一头一岁幼畜站在远离兽群的地方。
yearling + noun
yearling 可作定语放在另一个名词前，表示“一岁的”，如 yearling filly（一岁小母马）。
They sold a yearling filly at auction.
他们在拍卖会上卖了一匹一岁的小母马。
yearlings
yearling 的复数形式为 yearlings，规则变化；作主语时谓语动词用复数。
Connections
Collocations
- yearling filly
- 一岁母马
- The yearling filly was sold for a record price at the auction.那匹一岁母马在拍卖会上以创纪录的价格售出。
- yearling colt
- 一岁公马
- The trainer was impressed by the yearling colt's speed.驯马师对那匹一岁公马的速度印象深刻。
- yearling sale
- 一岁马拍卖会
- Many owners attended the yearling sale hoping to find a champion.许多马主参加了这次一岁马拍卖会，希望能找到一匹冠军马。
- yearling heifer
- 一岁母牛
- The farmer kept the yearling heifer for breeding.农场主留下那头一岁母牛用于繁殖。
- yearling steer
- 一岁阉牛
- Each yearling steer was weighed before being moved to pasture.每头一岁阉牛在转移到牧场前都要称重。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
year（年）+ -ling（幼小后缀，如 duckling 小鸭）→ 记住“满一岁的幼崽”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：赛马、动物饲养 该词是中性词，通常用于赛马和动物饲养等专业语境，表示一岁大的马或其他动物；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
指出生后第二年（约一岁到两岁之间）的动物；在赛马术语中特指到第二个1月1日为止仍算一岁的马。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 yearling /ˈyiəliŋ/ 押韵（重读音节中的 /iə/ 与 /lɪŋ/ 不匹配）。下面这些以 -ling 结尾的词只是拼写相似，读音不同：darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/、starling /ˈstɑːrlɪŋ/、sterling /ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/、underling /ˈʌndərlɪŋ/、fledgling /ˈflɛdʒlɪŋ/、sapling /ˈsæplɪŋ/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.