joey

joey — 名詞

1. the young of a marsupial that is still carried in and nursed inside its mother's

1.名詞B1
釋義

袋鼠寶寶

袋鼠等有袋類動物剛出生的幼獸

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.

Aiko 在野生動物園看著一隻小袋鼠寶寶爬回媽媽的育兒袋裡。

collocation: mother's pouch

The rescue team fed the orphaned joey warm milk from a bottle every three hours.

救援團隊每三小時用奶瓶餵那隻失去媽媽的小袋鼠喝溫牛奶。

rescued joey / orphaned joey in wildlife care

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.