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cubs

/kuhb/US // kʌb //UK // (kʌb) //

小熊,幼崽,幼狮,幼兽

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
    • : a young shark.
    • : a young and inexperienced person, especially a callow youth or young man.
    • : a young person serving as an apprentice.
    • : cub reporter.
    • : cub scout.
    • : Aeronautics, Trademark. any small, light monoplane with a high wing, a single engine, and an enclosed cabin.
v.无主动词 verb
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    cubbed, cub·bing.

    • : to work as a cub reporter.
    • : to give birth to a cub or cubs.
    • : to hunt fox cubs.

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Examples

  • Behind the pulse pounding against his temples was the sickening realization that a sow with a cub in a den was among the worst possible scenarios for a bear encounter.

  • She was speaking with the anger of a mama bear whose cub has been injured and remains threatened.

  • Zookeepers said the cub is “curious yet cautious” and is trying new foods, including the sweet potatoes.

  • This dedication, Dearie said, is helping the panda cub gain a little more than a pound per week.

  • Experts called Mei Xiang’s pregnancy “a miracle” because at the age of 22, she had a less than a 1 percent chance of having another cub.

  • Straight people have discovered, and co-opted, the gay “bear” and “cub.”

  • The end is here, but for cub detective Henry Palace, there is still one more case to solve—that of his missing sister.

  • Lewis waves at Tony Orion, a nominee up for Best Bear/Cub whose biceps have stretched his black mesh jersey to a shine.

  • The Toronto Zoo polar bear cub has been a fixture of this video blog since he first graced the world with his adorable presence.

  • From Adele Dazeem to the cutest polar bear cub in the world, take a look at this week's best viral videos.

  • His lordship would not intervene; he swore he hoped the cub would be flayed alive by Wilding.

  • The woman distrusts me and she has sent for this insolent cub lawyer—Washburn, his name is.

  • The boys noticed that one of the cubs was dark brown like the mother, while the other was a cinnamon cub.

  • I say, you young cub down there,” shouted the skipper to him from the hatchway, “come up and swab this deck.

  • The next moment a savage roar sounded close at hand, and he saw the mother bear running toward the wounded cub.