1520s, cubbe "young fox," of unknown origin; perhaps from Old Irish cuib "whelp," or from Old Norse kobbi "seal." Extended to the young of bears, lions, etc., after 1590s. The native word was whelp. Cub Scout is from 1922.
雙語例句
1. He had been a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star.
他曾是《堪薩斯城市星報》的一名年輕記者。
來自柯林斯例句
2. One morning when a vixen was taking her babies out of the lair, she saw a lioness and her cub.
一天清早,雌狐貍帶著她的孩子走出巢穴, 看見了母獅子和她的孩子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The lip of that confounded cub, the second mate, quivered visibly.