cub

• n. 幼獸；不懂規矩的年輕人
• vi. 生育幼獸

詞源不詳。可能來自cub-,躺下，詞源同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《堪薩斯城市星報》的一名年輕記者。

來自柯林斯例句

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,雌狐狸帶著她的孩子走出巢穴, 看見了母獅子和她的孩子.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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

二副, 那個驚慌失措的小夥子的嘴唇明顯地哆嗦起來了.

來自辭典例句

4. A Piper Cub was chartered to fly.

人們采用了派厄潑克勃型飛機飛行.

來自辭典例句

5. A cub is a small bear.

那隻幼獸是隻小熊.

來自辭典例句