doe

IPA/dəʊ/
KK[dˈo]IPA/dəʊ/

doe — 名詞

  • doesingular
  • doesplural

1. a fully grown female deer, rabbit, hare, or similar animal — the female counterp

1.名詞B1
釋義

母鹿；母兔

鹿、兔等動物的雌性個體

a fully grown female deer, rabbit, hare, or similar animal — the female counterpart to the buck (the male)

例句

Hunters in the forest spotted a doe standing still near the stream at dawn.

森林裡的獵人在拂曉時分看到一隻母鹿站在溪邊一動也不動。

The doe and her two fawns crossed the road in front of Gabriel's car.

那隻母鹿和她的兩隻小鹿從 Gabriel 的車前方跑過馬路。

collocation: 'doe and her fawns' (doe with young)

常見搭配
  • spotted a doe
  • doe and her fawns
  • shoot a doe
  • doe stood still
  • a doe nibbling
  • doe season
同義詞
  • hind

    specifically a female red deer; less common than 'doe' and restricted to a single species

反義詞
  • buck

    the adult male counterpart to a doe

  • stag

    an adult male deer, especially of the red deer species

用法筆記

Countable noun, but appears most often in singular form in nature-writing and hunting contexts. The plural is either does or doe (especially in hunting regulations). Often paired contrastively with buck (male) and fawn (young).

常見錯誤

I need to knead the doe for the bread.
I need to knead the dough for the bread.
'doe' is an animal; 'dough' is the flour mixture for baking.

同根字

  • doe-eyed
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • fawn (doe and her fawns)
  • buck (doe vs buck)
  • hunter (hunter spotted a doe)

常用片語

  • doe season
  • doe permit
  • doe rabbit

介系詞搭配

  • of (a picture of a doe)
  • in (in the forest)
  • near (near the stream)