farrow
/ˈfærəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfærəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfer-(ˌ)ō ˈfa-(ˌ)rō/ (ame, mw)
farrow — 名詞
1. a group of young pigs that were all born from one mother at the same time on a f
仔豬群
同一胎出生的小豬群
a group of young pigs that were all born from one mother at the same time on a farm.
Joaquín counted nine wriggling piglets in the new farrow inside the barn.
Joaquín 在豬舍裡數了數新出生的仔豬群，共有九隻在地上扭動。
countable noun: a farrow of [number] piglets
The vet weighed each piglet in the small farrow before lunchtime.
獸醫在中午前替這一小群仔豬群裡的每一隻小豬量了體重。
Last spring's farrow at the Watanabe pig farm grew faster than the previous one.
Watanabe 養豬場去年春天那一窩仔豬群長得比前一窩還快。
Trang sold the whole farrow to a neighbouring farmer for a good price.
Trang 把整窩仔豬群用不錯的價錢賣給了隔壁的農夫。
A healthy farrow usually has between eight and twelve pink piglets.
健康的仔豬群通常會有八到十二隻粉紅色的小豬。
文法句型
a farrow of [N]
用法筆記
Mainly used by pig farmers and vets; everyday speakers say 'litter of piglets' instead. Distinguish from sense 2: this noun is the group of baby pigs themselves, not the birthing event.
常見錯誤
2. the event when a mother pig pushes her piglets out of her body and they are born
產仔過程
母豬生下小豬的整個過程
the event when a mother pig pushes her piglets out of her body and they are born.
Defne stayed in the barn all night to watch over the sow's farrow.
Defne 整晚守在豬舍裡，照看母豬的產仔過程。
collocation: the sow's farrow
Two piglets sadly died during the farrow last Tuesday morning.
上週二早上那次產仔過程中，可惜有兩隻小豬死掉了。
during the farrow (an event)
Élise prepared clean straw and warm water before her best sow's first farrow.
Élise 在她最好那頭母豬第一次產仔過程之前，先準備好乾淨的稻草和溫水。
A normal farrow can last between three and eight hours from start to finish.
一次正常的產仔過程從頭到尾大約會持續三到八個小時。
- pigging
rare informal/dialect noun for the same birthing event
- parturition
formal scientific term for any animal's birthing event
文法句型
[possessive] farrow
during the farrow
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this refers to the act of giving birth (the event), not the group of piglets produced. Often used with possessives or with 'during the …'.
farrow — 動詞
- farrowpresent simple I / you / we / they
- farrows3rd person singular
- farrowing-ing form
- farrowedpast simple
1. (of a female pig) to push her babies out of her body so that they are born.
產下小豬
母豬把小豬生出來
(of a female pig) to push her babies out of her body so that they are born.
The old sow farrowed eleven healthy piglets in the warm barn last night.
那頭老母豬昨晚在溫暖的豬舍裡產下了十一隻健康的小豬。
transitive: [sow] farrowed [number] piglets
Christopher checked the pen every two hours because the sow was about to farrow.
Christopher 每兩個小時就去豬欄看一次，因為那頭母豬快要產下小豬了。
be about to farrow
Most sows on Tamar's farm farrow twice a year, usually in spring and autumn.
Tamar 農場上大多數母豬一年產下小豬兩次，通常在春天和秋天。
Amira's prize sow has already farrowed three large litters this year.
Amira 那頭得獎的母豬今年已經產下了三窩數量不少的小豬。
- give birth
general everyday phrase; works for any animal or human
- pig
rare informal verb meaning to give birth to piglets; very dialectal
文法句型
[sow] farrows
[sow] farrows [piglets]
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a sow or female pig; other animals 'give birth' or are named with species-specific verbs (cows calve, sheep lamb). Often appears in the progressive ('is farrowing') when describing an active birth.
常見錯誤
farrow — 形容詞
- farrowpositive
- farrowercomparative
- farrowestsuperlative
1. describing a female pig that is not carrying babies inside her body.
未懷胎的
母豬體內沒有懷小豬的狀態
describing a female pig that is not carrying babies inside her body.
Nila separated the farrow sows from the pregnant ones for easier feeding.
Nila 把未懷胎的母豬和已懷孕的分開，方便餵食。
attributive: a farrow sow
The buyer wanted only farrow sows that were ready to breed again soon.
買家只想要那種快可以再次配種的未懷胎母豬。
Putri checked each pig and marked the farrow ones with a small blue tag.
Putri 逐一檢查每一頭豬，並在未懷胎的母豬身上掛上小小的藍色標籤。
On Jack's farm, every farrow sow gets a vet check before the next mating season.
在 Jack 的農場，每一頭未懷胎的母豬在下次配種季節前都會接受獸醫檢查。
- open
modern pig-farming term for a sow that is not pregnant; preferred in commercial farming today
- non-pregnant
plain general term used for any female animal or person
文法句型
a farrow [sow]
[sow] is farrow
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in pig farming; do not apply to other animals or to humans. Despite the shared spelling, this adjective is etymologically a different word from the noun 'farrow' (litter); the two converged in modern English.