yearling

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈjɜː.lɪŋ/|/ˈjɪə.lɪŋ/    美 /ˈjɪɚ.lɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. A racehorse that is considered to be one year old until a subsequent January 1st.
  3. A sophomore at West Point military academy. US
    — "But is a plebe forbidden to stroll here?" "If a plebe did have the brass to try it," replied Anstey slowly, "I reckon he would have to fight the whole yearling class in turn."

词形变化

yearlings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
heifer yearling

词源

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