ewe
ewe — 名詞
- ewesingular
- ewesplural
1. An adult female sheep, kept for breeding or for its wool, milk, and meat.
母羊
已成年的雌性綿羊
An adult female sheep, kept for breeding or for its wool, milk, and meat.
The old ewe rested in the shade beside the wooden barn all afternoon.
那隻老母羊整個下午都在木製穀倉旁的陰涼處休息。
countable noun: a ewe / the ewe / ewes
Theo and his father fed hay to the pregnant ewes before sunrise.
Theo 和爸爸在天亮前給那幾隻懷孕的母羊餵乾草。
collocation: pregnant ewe
In spring, each ewe on Fatima's farm gave birth to two healthy lambs.
春天時，Fatima 農場上的每隻母羊都生了兩隻健康的小羊。
The shepherd gently checked the ewe's hooves and found a small stone stuck there.
牧羊人輕輕檢查那隻母羊的蹄子，發現那裡卡了一顆小石頭。
Ana's family sells wool from their thirty ewes every year at the local market.
Ana 一家人每年都會在當地的市場賣掉他們三十隻母羊身上的羊毛。
- female sheep
the general descriptive phrase; less specific than 'ewe'
- 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.