squab

FREQ #44525

a. 尚未生毛的, 矮胖的, 刚孵出的 n. 雏鸟, 矮胖子 adv. 沉重地

发音

UK /ˈskwɒb/
AU
US /ˈskwɑb/

词形变化

squabs 复数 squabs squabbed squabbing squabs 三单 squabbing 现在分词 squabbed 过去式 squabbed 过去分词 more squab 比较级 most squab 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fledgling (young) bird.

    A young dove or pigeon.

    乳鸽

    乳鸽肉

    定语 可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A fledgling (young) bird.

    A young chicken.

    定语 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A fledgling (young) bird.

    A young rook.

    定语 可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    The meat of young dove or pigeon, typically under four weeks old, used as food.

    不可数 可数
  5. 5.

    A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.

    垫子

    可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    A person of a short, fat figure.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    To furnish with squabs, or cushions.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To stuff thickly and sew through, the stitches being concealed by buttons, etc.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Fat; thick; plump; bulky.

  2. 2.

    Unfledged; unfeathered.

  3. 3.

    Clumsy.

  4. 4.

    Curt; abrupt.

  5. 5.

    Shy; coy.

adv.
  1. 1.

    With a heavy fall; plump.

    俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

dove

上位词 5

couch sofa pigeon lounge poultry

整体词 1

domestic pigeon
形容词

同义词 1

squabby

近义相关 2

little short

相关短语

squab pie squab pies squab chick n. 雏鸟 squab chicks

词源

Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish skvabb (“fatty, flabby”). First attested in the 17th century.

来源：wiktionary