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.
实用例句
1. He had been a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star.
他曾是《堪萨斯城市星报》的一名年轻记者。
来自柯林斯例句
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,雌狐狸带着她的孩子走出巢穴, 看见了母狮子和她的孩子.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The lip of that confounded cub, the second mate, quivered visibly.
