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Infant Young ˈɪnfənt Noun N Mortality Children School

This flashcard defines "infant" as a baby or very young child. It also notes that in British education, "infant" refers to a child aged four to seven in infant school, and the adjective "infant" means designed for babies or referring to the early stage of something.

This flashcard defines "infant" as a baby or very young child. It also notes that in British education, "infant" refers to a child aged four to seven in infant school, and the adjective "infant" means designed for babies or referring to the early stage of something.

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/ɪ̱nfənt/
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]婴儿 An infant is a baby or very young child.
  [oft N n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...young mums with infants in prams...

    用婴儿车推着宝宝的年轻妈妈

  • The family were forced to flee with their infant son.

    那家人被迫带着他们尚在襁褓中的儿子逃走了。

  • ...the infant mortality rate in Britain.

    英国的婴儿夭折率

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词](5-7岁的)幼儿 Infants are children between the ages of five and seven, who go to an infant school.
  [usu pl]
  [the N]
  [BRIT 英]
  • You use the infants to refer to a school or class for such children.幼儿园;幼儿班
    • You've been my best friend ever since we started in the infants.

      自从我们上幼儿园起,你就是我最好的朋友。

3
[ADJ 形容词]供婴儿用的 Infant means designed especially for very young children.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...an infant carrier in the back of a car.

    汽车后部的婴儿座椅

4
[ADJ 形容词](组织、运动等)初期的,初创的 An infant organization or system is new and has not developed very much.
  [ADJ n]
  • The infant company was based in Germany.

    这家新公司总部在德国。

  • ...the infant health service.

    处于初期阶段的公共医疗卫生服务


Oxford in·fant / ˈɪnfənt ; NAmE ˈɪnfənt /
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adjective
infant infants
noun 1 ( formal or technical 术语 ) a baby or very young child 婴儿;幼儿 a nursery for infants under two 两岁以下婴幼儿的托儿所 their infant son 他们幼小的儿子 She was seriously ill as an infant. 她年幼时曾患重病。 the infant mortality rate 婴幼儿死亡率 Mozart was an infant prodigy (= a child with unusual ability). 莫扎特是个神童。 HELP  In NAmE infantis only used for a baby, especially a very young one. 美式英语中 infant 仅指婴儿,尤指新生儿。 2 (in British and Australian education 英国和澳大利亚的教育 ) a child at school between the ages of four and seven 四岁到七岁之间的学童 an infant school 幼儿学校 infant teachers 幼儿教师 I've known her since we were in the infants (= at infantschool). 从幼儿学校时我就认识她了。 adjective [only before noun ] 1 designed to be used by infants 供婴幼儿用的 infant formula (= milk for babies) 婴儿配方奶粉 2 new and not yet developed 初期的;初创期的 infant industries 新兴工业 in·fant / ˈɪnfənt ; NAmE ˈɪnfənt /
LDC
infant1 noun
infant2 adjective
infantin‧fant1 /ˈɪnfənt/ ●●○ W3 noun
Word Origin
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
1[countable] formal a baby or very young child:  An infant’s skin is very sensitive. see thesaurus at
baby
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
2infants [plural] children in school in Britain between the ages of four and eightCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa young infant· The never-ending demands of a young infant can be very stressful for parents.a newborn infant· Newborn infants only a few hours old can distinguish between different voices.an unborn infant· Unborn infants can hear certain sounds while still in the mother’s womb.a premature infant (=born too early)· The hospital provides life-saving care to premature infants.a healthy infant· Amy gave birth to a healthy infant.a sick infant· Sick infants are treated in the intensive care nursery.infant + NOUNinfant deaths· The number of infant deaths has fallen significantly.infant mortality (=the number of infants who die)· The infant mortality rate doubled during the 1990s.
infant1 noun
infant2 adjective
infantinfant2 adjective [only before noun]
Examples
Collocations
Phrases
1infant school/teacher/class etc a school, teacher etc for children aged between four and eight in Britain2intended for babies or very young children:  infant formula milk3an infant company, organization etc has just started to exist or be developed:  infant industries
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infant

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infants[941]
婴儿(70%),幼儿(16%),婴儿的(11%),幼稚的(2%),初期的(1%)
n.婴儿;幼儿;未成年人
adj.婴儿的;幼稚的;初期的;未成年的
n.(Infant)人名;(英)因方特

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