名詞 whelp:

1. young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
   同義詞：pup

動(dòng)詞 whelp:

1. birth
   同義詞：pup

1. The dog stays home to whelp and raises her puppy.
   這條狗待在家里生了小狗并把它們養(yǎng)大。
2. A bull, finding a lion's whelp asleep, gore him to death with his horn.
   一只公牛發(fā)現(xiàn)一只獅子的幼獸在睡覺(jué)，便用角把它抵死了。
3. The female dog bore five whelps.
   母狗生了五只小狗。

whelp

n.（名詞）
A young offspring of a mammal, such as a dog or wolf.
幼獸：哺乳動(dòng)物的幼仔，如小狗或小狼

A child; a youth.
小孩子；年輕人
An impudent young fellow.See Usage Note at adage
可鄙的人：厚顏無(wú)恥的年輕小伙子參見(jiàn) adage

A tooth of a sprocket wheel.
扣鏈齒：鏈輪上的一個(gè)扣鏈齒
Nautical Any of the ridges on the barrel of a windlass or capstan.
【航?！?/i> 絞盤(pán)的肋骨：一種絞盤(pán)筒盤(pán)或絞筒的筋條
v.（動(dòng)詞）
whelped,whelp.ing,whelps
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To give birth to whelps or a whelp.
下崽，產(chǎn)仔
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To give birth to (whelps or a whelp).
下（崽），產(chǎn)（仔）

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English hwelp
源自 古英語(yǔ) hwelp