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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cub \Cub\ (k[u^]b), n. [Cf. Ir. cuib cub, whelp, young dog, Ir.
   & Gael. cu dog; akin to E. hound.]
   1. A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.

   2. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward,
      rude, ill-mannered boy.

            O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be When time
            hath sowed a grizzle on thy case?     --Shak.

Cub \Cub\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Cubbed} (k[u^]bd); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Cubbing}.]
   To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of
   persons. ``Cubb'd in a cabin.'' --Dryden.

Cub \Cub\, n. [Cf. {Cub} a young animal.]
   1. A stall for cattle. [Obs.]

            I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel
            than in my closet or at my table.     --Landor.

   2. A cupboard. [Obs.] --Laud.

Cub \Cub\, v. t.
   To shut up or confine. [Obs.] --Burton.

资料来源 : WordNet®

cub
     n 1: an awkward and inexperienced youth [syn: {greenhorn}, {rookie}]
     2: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn: {lad},
         {laddie}, {sonny}, {sonny boy}]
     3: the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or
        wolf or lion [syn: {young carnivore}]
     [also: {cubbing}, {cubbed}]

cub
     v : give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year"
     [also: {cubbing}, {cubbed}]