offspring ♦︎ baby ♦︎ young ♦︎ litter ♦︎ broodThese are all words for baby animals.這些詞均表示動物幼崽。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to produce / rear / raise offspring / babies / young / a litter / brood◆to give birth to offspring / a baby / young / a litter■offspring ˈɒfsprɪŋ; NAmEˈɔːfsprɪŋ, ˈɑːfsprɪŋ(pluraloffspring) [countable, usually plural] young animals that are born to parent animals崽獸;幼崽◆Female badgers may give birth to as many as five offspring.雌貛一胎可産下多達五只幼崽。■baby [countable] a very young animal動物幼崽◆What do you call a baby kangaroo?你們把袋鼠幼崽叫什麽?◆After some months, the baby learns to walk along branches by holding onto its mother's fur.幾個月以後,幼崽學着抓緊母親的皮毛在樹枝上行走。■young [plural] young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother(同一種類或同一母親的)幼崽,幼獸,幼鳥◆It carries its young on its back.它把幼崽背在背上。NOTE辨析 Offspring, baby or young?Offspring and young are more scientific, factual words. Baby is used in everyday language by people who are not experts, and can suggest that the speaker finds the animal attractive or lovable. * offspring和young是較爲科學的、描述事實的詞語。baby是非專業的日常用語,意味着說話人覺得小動物討人喜愛◆the lion's offspring / young獅子的幼崽◆a little baby lion一頭小獅子The parent animal must be mentioned or understood when using offspring and young, but not with baby.用offspring和young時,幼崽的父母必須提及或從上下文中可清楚得知,但用baby時不必如此◆The females stay close to their offspring / young.雌獸待在它們的幼崽附近。◆Oh look! That one's just a baby!啊,快看!那還只是個幼崽呢!◆That one's just an offspring/a young!■litter [countable] a number of baby animals that a mother produces at one time(動物一胎所生的)一窩幼崽◆a litter of puppies / kittens一窩小狗/小貓■broodbruːd [countable + singular or plural verb] all the young birds or creatures that a mother produces at one time(一次孵或生的)一窩鳥,一窩動物◆A brood averages eight to ten ducklings.一窩小鴨子平均有八到十只。