joey
joey — noun
1. the young of a marsupial that is still carried in and nursed inside its mother's
1.名詞B1
釋義
the young of a marsupial that is still carried in and nursed inside its mother's pouch — kangaroos, wallabies, and possums are all born as joeys
例句
Aiko watched a tiny joey climb back into its mother's pouch at the wildlife park.
collocation: mother's pouch
The rescue team fed the orphaned joey warm milk from a bottle every three hours.
rescued joey / orphaned joey in wildlife care
During her trip to Australia, Priya spotted a joey hopping beside a large kangaroo.
A newborn joey is the size of a jellybean when it reaches the pouch, Theo learned.
用法筆記
In Australian informal English, 'joey' can also refer to any very young animal, and occasionally to a human baby.
常見錯誤
❌I saw a joey hopping across the field' (when the animal was an adult kangaroo).
✅I saw a kangaroo hopping across the field with a joey in its pouch.
💡'joey' always means a baby marsupial, never a fully grown one.