cub學測 L6KK [ˈkʌb] ｜ /ˈkʌb/
幼獸；熊崽；獅崽·菜鳥；新手
詞意跨物種：幼獸與菜鳥新人共用一字
A cub reporter and a bear cub have one thing in common: both are just starting out.
菜鳥記者和熊崽有一個共通點：兩者都才剛起步。
一個畫面：踉蹌學步
幼獸蹣跚小熊小獅走路搖晃不穩
新手跌撞初學者做事還不熟練
稚嫩未熟兩者都還帶著青澀感
義項
熊獅幼獸B2noun幼獸；熊崽；獅崽
The mother bear watched over her cubs by the river.
母熊在河邊守護著牠的幼獸。
bear cublion cubwolf cub
球場菜鳥C2noun菜鳥；新手
Tom is a cub on the school basketball team, so he still makes mistakes.
湯姆是校籃球隊的菜鳥，所以還是會犯錯。
cub reporter
片語
bear cub熊寶寶 →熊的幼獸幼仔
lion cub獅寶寶 →獅子的幼獸幼仔
wolf cub狼寶寶 →狼的幼獸幼仔
cub reporter菜鳥記者 →剛入行的新手記者
你會不會這樣說？
The mother bear watched over her ___ by the river. (cub / club)
看答案
cub
cub 是「幼獸」，club 是「社團／棍棒」，拼字只差一個字母。
'Tom is a cub on the school basketball team, so he still makes mistakes.' 這裡的 cub 最接近哪個意思？(A) 幼獸 (B) 沒有經驗的新手
看答案
(B)
此句形容剛加入球隊的新人，對應「菜鳥；新手」的義項，而非動物幼獸。