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Mother Woman Brings 例:She Verb Mothering Great 英[ˈmʌðə(R

单词 mother
音标
英[ˈmʌðə(r)] 美[ˈmʌðɚ]
解释
n.母亲,妈妈;女修道院院长;大娘;vt.像母亲般地照顾;养育;溺爱;
例句

N-FAMILY
母亲;妈妈
Your mother is the woman who gave birth to you. You can also call someone your mother if she brings you up as if she was this woman.
例:She sat on the edge of her mother's bed...她坐在母亲床边。
例:She's an English teacher and a mother of two children...她是英语教师,还是两个孩子的母亲。

VERB
(通常指母亲)照看,抚养,养育
If a woman mothers a child, she looks after it and brings it up, usually because she is its mother.
例:Colleen had dreamed of mothering a large family.科琳曾梦想抚养一群孩子。

VERB
爱护;溺爱
If you mother someone, you treat them with great care and affection, as if they were a small child.
例:She felt a great need to mother him...她迫切地感到要细心照料他。
例:Stop mothering me.别再宠我了。
变形
third:mothers~pl:mothers~ing:mothering~past:mothered~

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