doe
/dəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈo] /dəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · [dˈo] /ˈdō/ (ame, mw)
doe — 名詞
- doesingular
- doesplural
1. a fully grown female deer, rabbit, hare, or similar animal — the female counterp
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)
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)
Wren pointed to the doe nibbling leaves from the lowest branch of the oak tree.
Wren 指著那隻正在啃食橡樹最低處樹葉的母鹿。
A hunter's license allowed Takeshi to shoot one doe during the autumn season.
Takeshi 的狩獵證允許他在秋季獵一頭母鹿。
Nora showed kids a picture of a doe and said the male is a buck.
Nora 拿一張母鹿的圖片給孩子們看,並說公鹿就是 buck。
- hind
specifically a female red deer; less common than 'doe' and restricted to a single 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).