ewe

/juː/ (bre, ipa) · [jˈu] /juː/ (ame, ipa) · [jˈu] /ˈyü How to pronounce ewe (audio) in rural dialects also ˈyō How to pronounce ewe (audio)/ (ame, mw)

ewe — noun

  • ewesingular
  • ewesplural

1. a mature sheep that is female, used especially in farming or breeding contexts

1.名詞C1
釋義

a mature sheep that is female, used especially in farming or breeding contexts

例句

Kenji helped the farmer guide a ewe into the wooden pen.

guide a ewe into a pen

After the lambs were born, the vet checked each ewe for fever.

each ewe checked after birth

同義詞
  • female sheep

    a plain descriptive phrase rather than the specific livestock term

  • dam

    a more technical breeding term for a female parent animal, including a ewe with offspring

反義詞
  • ram

    the usual term for an adult male sheep

文法句型

a ewe and her lamb

separate the ewe from the ram

the ewe had twins

用法筆記

Used mainly in farming, breeding, and veterinary contexts. In everyday conversation, many speakers would simply say female sheep instead.

常見錯誤

❌The farmer moved the you into a new pen.
✅The farmer moved the ewe into a new pen.
💡Ewe is the animal word, even though it sounds like you.
❌The ram stayed with her lamb in the barn.
✅The ewe stayed with her lamb in the barn.
💡A ram is male, while a ewe is female.