A yearling is a young animal that has passed its first birthday but is not yet two years old — so somewhere between one and two.

A yearling「yearling」 is指的是 a young animal一種幼小的動物 that has passed its first birthday已經過了一歲生日 but is not yet two years old但還沒滿兩歲 — so也就是 somewhere between one and two介於一歲到兩歲之間。

The word is used most of all for horses, and that is where you meet it in real life: a yearling sale is an auction of one-year-old horses that people buy hoping they will grow into fast racehorses. Big money and big hopes sit on those animals, which is why racing news is full of the word.

The word這個字 is used most of all最常用 for horses在馬身上, and that is why你最常在 where you meet it in real life這種場合遇到它: a yearling sale「yearling sale」 is指的是 an auction of one-year-old horses一場一歲馬的拍賣會 that people buy人們買下這些馬 hoping they will grow into fast racehorses希望牠們長大後能成為跑得快的賽馬。Big money and big hopes大筆的錢和大大的期望 sit on those animals都押在這些動物身上, which is why這就是為什麼 racing news賽馬新聞 is full of the word裡到處都是這個字。

It is also used for young cattle, sheep, deer, and some fish. Farmers and racing people use it in a very exact way, because an animal's age changes what it can do and what it is worth; ordinary speakers hardly use it at all.

It is also used它也用 for young cattle, sheep, deer, and some fish在小牛、小羊、小鹿，以及一些魚身上。Farmers and racing people農夫和賽馬圈的人 use it in a very exact way用得很精確, because因為 an animal's age動物的年紀 changes what it can do and what it is worth會改變牠能做什麼、值多少錢; ordinary speakers一般人 hardly use it at all幾乎不太會用這個字。

Note that a yearling is old enough to be away from its mother but too young to work or race hard — it is roughly the animal version of a teenager. One useful detail for horses: in the racing world every horse counts its birthday from the 1st of January, so a foal born in May becomes a 'yearling' the following January, not on the day it actually turns one.

Note that要注意 a yearling一隻yearling is old enough to be away from its mother已經大到可以離開母親 but too young to work or race hard但還太小不能工作或激烈比賽 — it is roughly牠大概就是 the animal version of a teenager動物界的青少年。One useful detail for horses關於馬有個實用的小知識: in the racing world在賽馬的世界裡 every horse counts its birthday from the 1st of January每匹馬的生日都從一月一日開始算, so所以 a foal born in May一匹五月出生的小馬 becomes a 'yearling'到隔年一月就會變成「yearling」 the following January(併入前), not on the day it actually turns one而不是等到牠實際滿一歲的那天。

The word can also come before a noun — 'a yearling colt', 'yearling sales'.

The word這個字 can also come before a noun也可以放在名詞前面當形容詞 — 'a yearling colt''a yearling colt', 'yearling sales''yearling sales'。