hatchling
hatchling — 名詞
- hatchlingsingular
- hatchlingsplural
1. an animal — such as a bird, turtle, or crocodile — during the first days after b
孵化幼體
剛從蛋殼中孵出的幼小動物
an animal — such as a bird, turtle, or crocodile — during the first days after breaking free from the egg in which it developed
A loggerhead turtle hatchling crossed the beach at night and disappeared into the waves.
一隻赤蠵龜幼體在夜間越過沙灘，消失在浪花中。
hatchling + species name + verb of movement
Park rangers marked each turtle hatchling with a tag before releasing it into the sea.
公園管理員在每隻海龜幼體身上貼上標籤，再將牠們放回大海。
passive: marked with [object] for tracking
The tiny crocodile hatchling snapped at a dragonfly floating on the pond's surface.
那隻小鱷魚幼體張嘴去咬池塘水面上一隻漂浮的蜻蜓。
hatchling performing a natural behaviour (snap at prey)
A kiwi hatchling the size of a fist wobbled on unsteady legs inside its nest.
一隻拳頭大小的奇異鳥雛鳥在巢中搖搖晃晃地站立不穩。
size comparison: 'the size of a [object]'
The children watched in wonder as the first hatchling pushed through its shell.
孩子們驚奇地看著第一隻幼體從蛋殼中掙扎而出。
- turtle hatchling
- bird hatchling
- crocodile hatchling
- snake hatchling
- fragile hatchling
- tiny hatchling
- newborn hatchling
- hatchling emerges
- hatchling crawls
- hatchling swims
- chick
restricted to young birds only; does not cover reptiles or fish
- nestling
refers specifically to a baby bird still inside the nest, not yet able to fly
- fledgling
a young bird that has grown enough to leave the nest and begin flying
- newborn
a general term for any very young animal, but strongly associated with mammals rather than egg-layers
- adult
a fully grown animal, no longer dependent on a parent or shell
文法句型
a [adjective] hatchling
hatchling + of [species]
[species] + hatchling
hatchling + verb of movement
用法筆記
Unlike 'chick' or 'nestling', which only describe young birds, 'hatchling' covers any egg-laying creature — including reptiles, fish, and insects — in the first hours or days after emerging from the shell.