Whelp
[welp] or [wɛlp]
解釋/意思:
(n.) One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps.
(n.) A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.
(n.) One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass.
(n.) One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.
(v. i.) To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey.
(v. t.) To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.
錄入:尼科尔
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Cub, young beast.[2]. Puppy, pup, young dog.
編輯:默里
解釋/意思:
n. the young of the dog kind and of lions &c.: a puppy: a cub: a young man (in contempt).—v.i. and v.t. to bring forth young.
編輯:纳内特
例句/造句/用法:
- The tempter merely lifted his eyebrows; but the whelp was obliged to go on. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- Mrs. Sparsit asked in a light conversational manner, after mentally devoting the whelp to the Furies for being so uncommunicative. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- So much the more is this whelp the only creature she has ever cared for,' thought Mr. James Harthouse, turning it over and over. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- During this whole time the whelp moved about with Mr. Bounderby like his shadow, assisting in all the proceedings. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- He assisted her to rise, and she took his arm, and they advanced to meet the whelp. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- It certainly did seem that the whelp yielded to this influence. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- This whelp is the only creature she cares for. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- He overcame his four tiger whelps with ease, and with no other hurt than the loss of a portion of his scalp. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
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