ewe
IPA/juː/
KK[jˈu]IPA/juː/
ewe — noun
- ewesingular
- ewesplural
1. An adult female sheep, kept for breeding or for its wool, milk, and meat.
1.名詞B1
釋義
An adult female sheep, kept for breeding or for its wool, milk, and meat.
例句
The old ewe rested in the shade beside the wooden barn all afternoon.
countable noun: a ewe / the ewe / ewes
Theo and his father fed hay to the pregnant ewes before sunrise.
collocation: pregnant ewe
In spring, each ewe on Fatima's farm gave birth to two healthy lambs.
The shepherd gently checked the ewe's hooves and found a small stone stuck there.
Ana's family sells wool from their thirty ewes every year at the local market.
同義詞
- female sheep
the general descriptive phrase; less specific than 'ewe'
反義詞
- ram
adult male sheep
用法筆記
The word 'ewe' refers only to female sheep. The male counterpart is a 'ram'. A young sheep is called a 'lamb' regardless of sex.
常見錯誤
❌The farmer bought an ewe at the market.
✅The farmer bought a ewe at the market.
💡'ewe' begins with a consonant sound /j/, so the article is 'a', not 'an'.