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pup

UK //pʌp//US //pʌp//

词源

源自中古英语 'poppe'(小狗),可能模仿幼犬的叫声演变而来,16世纪后演变为现代拼写。

noun

❶ 指幼小的动物,尤其常用于狗、海豹等哺乳动物的幼崽,带有可爱或年幼的意味。

“The golden retriever pup was playing in the garden.”

(这只金毛幼犬正在花园里玩耍。)

“She adopted a stray pup from the shelter.”

(她从收容所领养了一只流浪小狗。)

同义词:puppy, cub, whelp, youngling

verb

❶ 指动物生产幼崽,通常用于犬类或海豹等动物,属于非正式用法。

“Our Labrador is due to pup next week.”

(我们的拉布拉多犬下周要生小狗了。)

“The seals pup on this beach every winter.”

(每年冬天海豹们都会在这片海滩产崽。)

同义词:give birth, whelp

常见短语

pup tent — 一种小型简易帐篷,最初用于军队,因大小仅够容纳一人而得名。

“We slept in pup tents during the camping trip.”

(我们在露营旅行中睡在小帐篷里。)

in pup — 用来形容雌性动物怀孕的状态,特别指犬类或相关动物。

“The vet confirmed that our beagle is in pup.”

(兽医确认我们的小猎犬怀孕了。)