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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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/be͟ɪbi/
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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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    verb
    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 /
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    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 ERRORS ► Don’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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    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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