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whelp
KK:[hwєlp] DJ:[hwelp]
n.[C]
1. 小狗; 幼兽(如幼虎, 幼狼等)
A bull, finding a lion's whelp asleep, gored him to death with his horns.
一只公牛发现一只狮子的幼兽在睡觉, 便用角把它抵死了。
2. 【贬】(指孩童)崽子
I had no idea what to do with this whelp.
我完全不知道该把这个崽子怎麽办。
vt.
1. (尤指母狗)下(崽)
The dog stayed home to whelp and raise her puppies.
这条狗待在家里生了小狗并把它们养大。
vi.
1. 下崽; 生幼兽
It looked as if the dog was about to whelp.
看来这条狗要下崽了。
名复: whelps
动变: whelped; whelped; whelping
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