mare

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mare 指母马或母驴,也用于描述月球表面的阴暗区域,在法律语境中可表示海。

用法要点

句型搭配

mare 通常作为可数名词使用,在句子中作主语或宾语,常用于描述动物或天文特征。

• a mare and her foal
• the dark mare on the Moon

介词用法

mare 常与介词 of 连用,表示所属关系,如 mare of the sea(法律术语中的海)。

• mare of the ocean
• mare of the night

语域说明

mare 在农业和天文领域常见,法律用法较专业,日常对话中多指母马。

• farm mare
• lunar mare

基础例句

The farmer feeds the mare every morning.

农民每天早上喂母马。

She loves to ride a gentle mare in the countryside.

她喜欢在乡村骑一匹温顺的母马。

Look at the dark mare on the Moon through the telescope.

通过望远镜看月球上的阴暗区域。

高级例句

In astronomy, the lunar mare are basaltic plains formed by ancient volcanic activity.

在天文学中,月球阴暗区是由古代火山活动形成的玄武岩平原。

The legal term 'mare' refers to a sea in maritime law contexts.

法律术语 'mare' 在海事法语境中指海。

Breeding programs focus on selecting mares with optimal genetic traits for racing.

育种计划侧重于选择具有最佳赛马遗传特征的母马。

高频搭配

verb

ride a marebreed a marecare for a mare

adjective

pregnant mareold marewild marelunar mare

noun

mare's milkmare's nestmare's tail

adverb

gently with the marequickly on the mare

preposition

mare of the seamare in the field

phrase

a mare's yearmare's nest (idiom for confusion)

常见错误

❌ 错误:I saw a mare horse in the field.
✓ 正确:I saw a mare in the field.

mare 本身已表示母马,无需再加 'horse',否则冗余。

❌ 错误:The mare is a male animal.
✓ 正确:The mare is a female horse.

mare 特指雌性马或驴,不是雄性动物,需明确性别。

近义词辨析

horse

horse 是马的统称,可指雄性或雌性,而 mare 特指雌性马。

A horse can be a stallion or a mare, but only a mare gives birth to foals.

jenny

jenny 特指母驴,而 mare 可指母马或母驴,但更常用于马。

A jenny is a female donkey, while a mare is typically a female horse.