mare
n
1 female horse or donkey 母马; 母驴. Cf 参看 filly, foal, stallion.
2 (idm 习语) a `mare´s nest discovery that seems interesting but turns out to be false or worthless (以为有意思的却原来是虚假的或无价值的)发现. on Shank´s pony/mare => shank.
mare n (pl maria ) (astronomy 天) large flat dark area on the moon or Mars, once thought to be a sea 月球或火星表面的大片平坦的黑暗区(一度被认为是海).