1The young of a fox, bear, lion, or other carnivorous mammal.

1. 1.1archaic A young man, especially one who is awkward or bad-mannered.
   〈古〉（尤指笨拙或举止粗鲁的）毛头小伙子
   his sons are as yet mere cubs

   Example sentencesExamples

   • There were three of us at infant school, cubs who were always playing together - Mark, Chris and me.
   • It was nice spending time with Bill, Shannon, and their four cubs.
   • Five cubs - most of the small village's complement of kids - were standing half-hidden beside the tent, staring at me.
   • It is veteran versus tyro, wily old fox against bristling young cub, a man who has done it all against a boy who threatens to do it all.
   • The young cubs have started a project called CalTV.

2A junior branch of the Scout Association, for boys aged about 8 to 11.

1. 2.1 A member of the Cubs.
   I was a Cub and already impatient to move up to the Scouts

   Example sentencesExamples

   • What I didn't tell her was that I never wanted to be a Cub Scout.
   • Two pupils from the academy died during a Cub Scout trip to Yorkshire.
   • Hands on bended knees, still implementing the breathing methods that he only half-remembered from his Cub Scout den leader, he plopped down on top of the cooler.
   • I am stunned by the reaction because when I was a Cub Scout between the ages of 8 and 10, we were told to hold hands with our buddies when walking in amusement parks and queuing for mass transport.
   • She was a Cub Scout leader for more than 20 years and served as district commissioner, and is very active in the Appleby community.
   • Plans are being finalised for the various Summer Camps for our Cubs and Scouts.
   • Summer Camps will be organised for Scouts, Cubs and Venturers during the month of July.
   • The Scout group has ten Cubs and 16 Beavers, both boys and girls, and there is a waiting list for new members.
   • The Cub Scout who captured the nation's attention after he was lost in the Utah mountains is up and around already and reports that he's good.
   • The two had been the best of friends since they were Cubs, and Randon was the leader of the two.
   • A Cub Scout is stepping out in tribute to a younger member of his group.
   • Each Cub Scout was charged an entrance fee of €2.
   • We were all to eat at Glare's house, but her mother had held a Cub Scout meeting at her house that evening and didn't feel like cooking.
   • People would hang flags from their porches, the high school band would march, and the Cub Scout troop would trudge along, right behind the block of World War II veterans, who seemed ancient.
   • He recalls demonstrating his loyalty to the United States by putting on his Cub Scout uniform and saluting the armed soldiers.
   • This special event is open to all Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers in our Group.
   • Before making the return journey home, the Cub Scout groups were treated to a goodie bag provided by the organisers of the concert.
   • Adam worked hard for his Cub Scout religious medal; it, too, is kept in his file, along with more mature letters Adam exchanged with our pastor when Adam was in his teens.
   • Literal stargazing is even rarer for radio astronomers, who are often hard put to identify even the most common constellations; a radio astronomer asked to test a Cub Scout for his Stargazer badge is a worried astronomer indeed!
   • The two men, who grew up together in Columbus, Ohio, and were once part of the same Cub Scout troop, are both seasoned entrepreneurs - and committed environmentalists.

   Synonyms

   novice, starter, learner, student, pupil, trainee, apprentice, probationer

1Give birth to cubs.

产仔后的头十天里双方住在同一个洞内。

2Hunt fox cubs.

格拉夫顿猎队的成员出去猎幼狐了。