mare

• 指成年雌马或其他马科动物的雌性个体；也指月球表面的大片暗色平原。

A noun referring to an adult female horse or other equine animal, or a large, dark plain on the surface of the moon.

1. A2formal

   An adult female horse or other equine animal.

   母马

   • The mare gave birth to a healthy foal.
   • She rode a beautiful black mare across the field.
   • The farmer bred his stallion with a strong mare.

2. Lunar mareC1formalscientific

   A large, dark, basaltic plain on the Moon's surface, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.

   月海

   • The Mare Tranquillitatis is one of the most famous lunar maria.
   • Astronauts landed on the Mare Imbrium during the Apollo missions.
   • These dark areas on the moon are called maria, which is Latin for seas.

   同义词sea