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Baby Young Child Born Informal Animal Holding ˈbeɪbi

This flashcard defines "baby" as a very young child or animal, a young vegetable, or an affectionate term of address. It also includes phrases like "throw the baby out with the bath water" and "holding the baby."

This flashcard defines "baby" as a very young child or animal, a young vegetable, or an affectionate term of address. It also includes phrases like "throw the baby out with the bath water" and "holding the baby."

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]婴儿;婴孩 A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
  • She used to take care of me when I was a baby...

    我还在襁褓中时,她曾经照顾过我。

  • My wife has just had a baby...

    我妻子刚生了孩子。

  • Claire had to dress her baby sister.

    克莱尔得给年幼的妹妹穿衣服。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](动物)幼崽;幼兽;幼鸟 A baby animal is a very young animal.
  [usu N n]
  • ...a baby elephant.

    幼象

  • ...baby birds.

    雏鸟

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[ADJ 形容词](蔬菜)幼嫩的 Baby vegetables are vegetables picked when they are very small.
  [ADJ n]
  • Serve with baby new potatoes.

    配上小个的新土豆。

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[N-VOC; N-COUNT 称呼名词;可数名词]宝贝儿(昵称,尤用于年轻女性) Some people use baby as an affectionate way of addressing someone, especially a young woman, or referring to them.
  [usu sing]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • You have to wake up now, baby...

    该起床了,宝贝儿。

  • He was confused, poor baby.

    他都懵了,可怜的家伙。

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[PHRASE 短语]把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉;将精华连同糟粕一起丢弃;不分好坏地全盘抛弃 If you throw the baby out with the bath water, you lose the good parts of something as well as the bad parts, because you reject it as a whole instead of just removing what is bad.
  [V inflects]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
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    [PHRASE 短语]替他人擦屁股;替别人干苦差事 If you are left holding the baby, you are put in a situation where you are responsible for something, often in an unfair way because other people fail or refuse to take responsibility for it.
      [V inflects]
      [BRIT 英]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • You go off round the world, and leave me to hold the baby.

      你满世界地跑,把苦差事都扔给我。

    in AM, use 美国英语用 be left holding the bag

    Oxford baby / ˈbeɪbi ; NAmE ˈbeɪbi /
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    baby babies babied babying
    noun ( plural babies ) 1 a very young child or animal 婴儿;动物幼崽 The baby's crying! 婴儿在哭! a newborn baby 新生儿 My sister's expecting a baby (= she is pregnant). 我姐姐怀孕了。 She had a babylast year. 她去年生了个孩子。 a baby boy/girl 男婴;女婴 baby food/clothes 婴儿食品╱服装 a baby monkey/blackbird 幼猴;黑鹂雏 collocationsat
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    2 ( informal) the youngest member of a family or group (家庭或团体中)最年幼的成员 He's the baby of the team. 他在队里年纪最小。 3 ( disapproving) a person who behaves like a young child and is easily upset 幼稚的人;孩子气的人 Stop crying and don't be such a baby. 别哭了,别这么孩子气。 4 ( slang) ( especially NAmE) a word used to address sb, especially your wife, husband or lover, in a way that expresses affection but that can be offensive if used by a man to a woman he does not know 宝贝儿,心肝儿(对爱人的昵称。男子用以称呼不相识的女子则有冒犯之嫌) IDIOMS be your/sb's baby ( informal) to be a plan or project that sb is responsible for and cares about because they have created it (计划或项目)就像某人的孩子一样(因亲自制订而尽心负责) leave sb holding the ˈbaby ( informal) to suddenly make sb responsible for sth important that is really your responsibility (突然)把重大责任推给某人 He changed to another job and we were left holding the baby. 他换了工作,把活儿甩给我们。 throw the baby out with the ˈbathwater ( informal) to lose sth that you want at the same time as you are trying to get rid of sth that you do not want 把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉(丢弃不想要的东西的同时失去宝贵的东西) more at
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    adjective [only before noun ] babyvegetables are a very small version of particular vegetables, or are picked when they are very small (蔬菜)小型的,幼嫩的 baby carrots 小胡萝卜 verb ( ba·bies , baby·ing , ba·bied , ba·bied ) babysb to treat sb with too much care, as if they were a baby 婴儿般对待;百般呵护 baby / ˈbeɪbi ; NAmE ˈbeɪbi /
    LDC
    baby1 noun
    baby2 verb
    babyba‧by1 /ˈbeɪbi/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural babies) [countable]
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    1baby (1)young child a very young child who has not yet learned to speak or walk:  The baby is crying. She gave birth to a baby on Thursday. What do you think of your new baby sister?
    test-tube baby
    2young animal a very young animal:  baby birds3vegetable a type of vegetable which is grown to be much smaller than usual or is eaten before it has grown to its normal size:  baby carrots baby sweetcorn4youngest a younger child in a family, often the youngest:  Clare is the baby of the family.5woman spoken a)used to address someone that you love: · Relax, baby – we’re on holiday. b) not polite used to address a young woman that you do not know6silly person someone, especially an older child, who is not behaving in a brave way:  Don’t be a baby!7responsibility something special that someone has developed or is responsible for:  Don’t ask me about the building contract – that’s Robert’s baby.8thing informal something, especially a piece of equipment or a machine, that you care about a lot:  This baby can reach speeds of 130 miles per hour. throw the baby out with the bathwater
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    COLLOCATIONSverbsa baby is born· Let me know as soon as the baby is born.have a baby/give birth to a baby· She had the baby at home.· Sue gave birth to a baby boy.be expecting a baby (=be pregnant)· My wife’s expecting a baby.a baby is due (=is expected to be born)· When is your baby due?lose a baby (=have a baby that dies when it is born too soon)· She was three months pregnant when she lost the baby.deliver a baby (=help a woman to give birth to a baby)· Usually your baby will be delivered by a midwife.abandon a baby (=leave your baby somewhere because you do not want it)· A disturbing number of babies are abandoned by their mothers.feed a baby· If your baby cries, she may want feeding.breast-feed a baby· 63% of new mothers breast-feed their babies.change a baby (=change its nappy)· Could you change the baby for me?adjectivesa newborn baby· There’s plenty of help and advice for people with newborn babies.an unborn baby (=not yet born)· Drinking alcohol is bad for your unborn baby.a premature baby (=born before the normal time)· Lesley’s baby was three weeks premature.an abandoned baby (=left somewhere by a mother who does not want it)· The abandoned baby was found under a hedge.an illegitimate baby (=born to an unmarried mother)· The number of illegitimate babies is rising.an unwanted baby· Unwanted babies were frequently abandoned in the streets.a contented baby· Danielle was a lovely contented baby.baby + NOUNa baby boy/girl· She’s just had a lovely healthy baby girl.a baby son/daughter/brother/sister· We’d like a baby brother or sister for Ben.baby clothes/foodCOMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘she is waiting a baby’. Say she is expecting a baby.THESAURUSbaby a very young child who has not yet learned to speak or walk: · I sat next to a woman holding a baby.toddler a baby who has learned how to walk: · The playground has a special area for toddlers.infant formal a baby or a very young child: · The disease is mainly found in infants.little one spoken informal a baby, or a small child up to the age of about three: · How old is your little one?young the babies of an animal or bird: · Kangaroos carry their young in a pouch.litter a group of baby animals that are born at the same time to the same mother: · Our cat has just had a litter of six kittens.
    baby1 noun
    baby2 verb
    babybaby2 verb (past tense and past participle babied, present participle babying, third person singular babies) [transitive]
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    to be too kind to someone and look after them as if they were a baby
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    baby

    [ˈbeɪbi]babied, babying, babies

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    babies[25680]
    婴儿(84%),婴儿的(7%),宝贝儿(3%),孩子气的人(3%),小型的(2%),溺爱(1%)
    n.婴儿,婴孩;孩子气的人
    adj.婴儿的;幼小的
    vt.纵容,娇纵;把……当婴儿般对待
    n.(Baby)人名;(法、葡)巴比;(英)巴比,芭比(女名);(俄)巴贝

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