cub

• n. 幼兽；不懂规矩的年轻人
• vi. 生育幼兽

词源不详。可能来自cub-,躺下，词源同incubation,孵卵，孵化。

cub (n.)

1520s, cubbe "young fox," of unknown origin; perhaps from Old Irish cuib "whelp," or from Old Norse kobbi "seal." Extended to the young of bears, lions, etc., after 1590s. The native word was whelp. Cub Scout is from 1922.

1. He had been a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star.

他曾是《堪萨斯城市星报》的一名年轻记者。

来自柯林斯例句

2. One morning when a vixen was taking her babies out of the lair, she saw a lioness and her cub.

一天清早,雌狐狸带着她的孩子走出巢穴, 看见了母狮子和她的孩子.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The lip of that confounded cub, the second mate, quivered visibly.

二副, 那个惊慌失措的小伙子的嘴唇明显地哆嗦起来了.

来自辞典例句

4. A Piper Cub was chartered to fly.

人们采用了派厄泼克勃型飞机飞行.

来自辞典例句

5. A cub is a small bear.

那只幼兽是只小熊.

来自辞典例句