| 单词 | offspring |
| 释义 | offspring nounoffspring ♦︎ baby ♦︎ young ♦︎ litter ♦︎ broodthese are all words for baby animals.这些词均表示动物幼崽。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to produce / rear / raise offspring / babies / young / a litter / brood◆to give birth to offspring / a baby / young / a litter■ offspring /ɒfsprɪŋ; name ɔːfsprɪŋ, ɑːfsprɪŋ/ (plural offspring) [countable, usually plural] young animals that are born to parent animals崽兽；幼崽◆female badgers may give birth to as many as five offspring.雌獾一胎可产下多达五只幼崽。■ baby [countable] a very young animal动物幼崽◆what do you call a baby kangaroo?你们把袋鼠幼崽叫什么？◆after some months, the baby learns to walk along branches by holding onto its mother's fur.几个月以后，幼崽学着抓紧母亲的皮毛在树枝上行走。■ young [plural] young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother（同一种类或同一母亲的）幼崽，幼兽，幼鸟◆it carries its young on its back.它把幼崽背在背上。note 辨析 offspring, baby or young? offspring and young are more scientific, factual words. baby is used in everyday language by people who are not experts, and can suggest that the speaker finds the animal attractive or lovable. * offspring 和 young 是较为科学的、描述事实的词语。baby 是非专业的日常用语，意味着说话人觉得小动物讨人喜爱◆the lion's offspring / young狮子的幼崽◆a little baby lion一头小狮子the parent animal must be mentioned or understood when using offspring and young, but not with baby.用 offspring 和 young 时，幼崽的父母必须提及或从上下文中可清楚得知，但用 baby 时不必如此◆the females stay close to their offspring / young.雌兽待在它们的幼崽附近。◆oh look! that one's just a baby!啊，快看！那还只是个幼崽呢！◆that one's just an offspring/a young! ■ litter [countable] a number of baby animals that a mother produces at one time（动物一胎所生的）一窝幼崽◆a litter of puppies / kittens一窝小狗／小猫■ brood /bruːd/ [countable + singular or plural verb] all the young birds or creatures that a mother produces at one time（一次孵或生的）一窝鸟，一窝动物◆a brood averages eight to ten ducklings.一窝小鸭子平均有八到十只。offspring /ɒfsprɪŋ; name ɔːfsprɪŋ, ɑːfsprɪŋ/ (plural offspring) [countable, usually plural] young animals that are born to parent animals崽兽；幼崽◆female badgers may give birth to as many as five offspring.雌獾一胎可产下多达五只幼崽。offspring/ˈɒfsprɪŋ; us ˈɔ:f- ||; ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ/noun [c] (plural offspring) (formal 正式) a child or children; the young of an animal 子女；子孙；后代: ◇to produce/raise offspring 生育╱抚养后代 offspringsee ⇨ child 2 off·spring /`ɔfˏsprɪŋ; ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ/n plural offspringsomeone's child or children 子女，子孙，后代 |
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