wether

[US]/'weðə/
[UK]/'wɛðɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 閹羊 羊的一種,已被閹割。
Word Forms
複數wethers

Phrases & Collocations

wether forecast

天氣預報

wether-resistant clothing

防風衣服

Example Sentences

These triels are the tests to your faith to see wether or not it is strong and pure.

這些磨難是考驗你的信仰,看你是不是足夠的強壯和純潔。

Real-world Examples

" Wethers must live their time as well as other sheep, poor soul."

“閹了的羊也得跟其它羊羣一樣地過日子呀,可憐的人。”

Source: Returning Home

North Carolina is also seen as a bell wether state. The BBC's Larry Maduro is there.

北卡羅來納州也被視爲一個風向標。請聽BBC記者拉里·馬杜羅的報道。

Source: BBC Listening November 2020 Collection

So the " v" is in the middle, there, so make that " th" : " wether" .

所以“v”在中間,那裏,所以寫成“th”:“wether”。

Source: Engvid-Gill Course Collection

Well, you resolve to rough up a few of them, wether they have authorized transfer tickets or not.

好吧,你決定粗暴地對待其中的一些人,不管他們是否有授權的轉讓票。

Source: Defeating the movie moguls

The restless wethers with ravenous appetites were the first to move, but dared not go far from the main body.

那些焦躁不安、胃口大開的蒼蠅率先動了起來,但不敢離本體太遠。

Source: Summer walks through the mountains.

The wether was grazing quietly in the field; suddenly it threw up its head, stopped munching, simply stood there looking out.

田野裏靜靜地喫着草; 突然它抬起頭, 停止咀嚼,只是站在那裏向外看。

Source: The Growth of the Earth (Part 1)

He knew the wether from the day when it had been a lamb, he understood it and was one with it—a kinsman, a fellow-creature.

他從它還是一隻羔羊的那一天起就知道天氣, 他理解它並且與它融爲一體——一個親屬, 一個同胞。

Source: The Growth of the Earth (Part 1)

He made her a present of a young wether; after all, she had been with him a long time, and worked for little pay.

他送給她一隻小羊作爲禮物;畢竟,她已經和他在一起很長時間了,而且工作的報酬很低。

Source: The Growth of the Earth (Part 1)

The word actually comes from Old Middle English, when a bell was put on the neck of a ram, also known as a wether, to lead a flock of sheep in one direction.

這個詞實際上來自舊中古英語,當把一個鈴鐺放在公羊或閹羊的脖子上,它就能領導羊羣朝一個方向前進。

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2021 Compilation

Firearms deliver tremendous amounts of kinetic energy at very high speeds, and wether you're an undead zombie or an immortal machete-wielding mass murderer, a shattered femur is still impossible to stand on.

槍支以極高的速度釋放出巨大的動能,無論你是不死殭屍還是揮舞大砍刀的不死殺人犯, 破碎的股骨仍然無法站立。

Source: Defeating the movie moguls

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