whelp
- KK[hwɛlp]
- DJ[hwelp]
美式
- 小狗；幼獸（如幼虎、幼狼等）；【貶】（指孩童）崽子
- （尤指母狗）下（崽）
- 下崽；生幼獸
名詞複數：whelps
過去式：whelped 過去分詞：whelped 現在分詞：whelping
- 釋義
- 相關詞
可數名詞
- 1. 小狗；幼獸（如幼虎、幼狼等） A bull, finding a lion's whelp asleep, gored him to death with his horns. 一隻公牛發現一隻獅子的幼獸在睡覺，便用角把它牴死了。
- 2. 【貶】（指孩童）崽子 I had no idea what to do with this whelp. 我完全不知道該把這個崽子怎麼辦。
及物動詞
- 1. （尤指母狗）下（崽） The dog stayed home to whelp and raise her puppies. 這條狗待在家裡生了小狗並把它們養大。
不及物動詞
- 1. 下崽；生幼獸 It looked as if the dog was about to whelp. 看來這條狗要下崽了。
