yearling

n. 一岁崽

发音

UK /ˈjɜː.lɪŋ/
其它
UK /ˈjɪə.lɪŋ/
US /ˈjɪɚ.lɪŋ/

词形变化

yearlings 复数 yearlings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

    a yearling lamb

  2. 2.

    A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.

  3. 3.

    A sophomore at West Point military academy.

    美国

    As a yearling, he admitted to doing his part in ensuring that plebes knew their place at the Academy, […]

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

toddler tot bambino

上位词 10

kid child minor fry youngster racehorse nipper shaver tyke bangtail

相关短语

heifer yearling

词源

From Middle English yerling, yerlyng, equivalent to year + -ling. Cognate with Dutch jaarling (“yearling”), German Jährling (“yearling”).

来源：wiktionary