mother

英[ˈmʌðə(r)]美[ˈmʌðər]

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；

复数：mothers;

第三人称单数：mothers;

过去式：mothered;

现在分词：mothering;

例句

His mother kept him in until he had finished his homework.他母亲把他关在家里, 直到他做完家庭作业。

She doesn't relate very well to her mother.她和她母亲关系不太融洽。

She insisted on her mother's living with her.她坚持要她母亲和她住在一起。

The mother sat up all night with the sick child.母亲彻夜不眠守候着那生病的孩子。

She settled her mother in an armchair.她让她母亲坐在扶手椅上休息。

I had risen above lying to my mother.我已克服了对母亲说谎的毛病了。

Have you rung up your mother recently?你*近给你妈妈打过电话吗?

He said his mother would be back very soon and, right on cue, she walked in.他说他妈妈很快回来, 说着说着, 她走进来了。

None but my mother fully understands my condition.*了解我的情况的人不是别人正是我的母亲。

As soon as his mother-in-law arrived, he made himself scarce.他岳母一到, 他便溜走了。

英语六级真题

Just having a strong teacher for one elementary year left pupils a bit less likely to become mothers as teenagers, a bit more likely to go to college and earning more money at age 28.

Mothers have been warned for years that sleeping with their newborn infant is a bad idea, because it increases the risk that the baby might die unexpectedly during the night.

But now Israeli researchers are reporting that even sleeping in the same room can have negative consequences: not for the child,but for the mother.

The video camera that one single mother bought for a special occasion, for example, is not much fun now.

No one should have to live with what a Texas mother described as constant stress, tension, even fear about money.

Prevalence of single mothers ( ' , where correlation is strong, but negative) 3.

She used to abuse her children when she was a young mother.

Mothers are far more likely than fathers to take advantage of this law,But extended leaves and part-time employment are known to be harmful to careers—for both genders.

When the Pew Research Center recently asked American parents to identify their"ideal"life arrangement,47 percent of mothers said they would prefer to work park-time and 20percent said they would prefer not to work at all

Most mothers do not aspire to (向往) elite,competitive full-time positions: the Swedish policies have given them the freedom and opportunity to live the lives they prefer.

imagination is the mother of invention

He tells the story of a patient, a first-time mother who complained that her young son was always clinging to her, wrapping himself around her legs wherever she went

A mother who is always complaining about being overweight or old sends the message that women are supposed to be thin and young.

I really can't let my mother know my true feelings.

Behind the differences in sex, skin tones and mother tongues, there are common attitudes, expectations and ambitions which risk creating a set of clones among the business leaders of the future.

I almost missed it, but my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call.

She forgot to call her mother

Her mother is a friend of Prof. Smith's. Smith's.

She is excited to spend more time with her mother.

Tony's mother has invited me to dinner.

Ask Tony to convey thanks to his mother

Tell Tony's mother that she eats no meat.

He wasn't there long though because his mother passed away just four years later.

Bria Dunham, a mother in Somerville, Massachusetts, was so excited to watch a moment of brotherly bonding while her first-grader and baby took a bath together that she snapped a few photos.

But it just reminded me of the roasted ham my mother usually puts on the dinner table at Christmas.

He's cut back on medications and he no longer helps support his disabled mother.

It’s the mother of all disaster drills for what could be the worst disaster in American history.

When considering the amount of insurance for the mother with dependent children, substitute child care is a need that should be planned for until the children can care for themselves.

When her mother was interviewed, three weeks after her daughter's birth, she was asked if she was prepared for what might be a daunting task caring for her.

When the children are young, and depend upon the family for financial needs, families with modest incomes have difficulty providing enough life insurance to protect the mother and children.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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.

例句

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.

例句

VERB

爱护;溺爱

If you mother someone, you treat them with great care and affection, as if they were a small child.

例句

英汉词典释义

n.

母亲, 妈妈

根由, 根源

（对女修道院院长的尊称）

vt.

给以母亲的关爱；像母亲般地照顾

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother);

2. a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

3. a term of address for an elderly woman

4. a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation;

Verb

1. care for like a mother;

2. make children;

行业词典

医学： 母〔亲〕：双亲中之女性者；母体能产生另一个体的物体，如母细胞；

机械： 板间连接器；mother-daughter board connector 用于印制电路板之间互连的板装连接器。；

水产： 母子式渔船；ship with fishing dory 母船甲板装载若干艘子船，到渔场子船从事捕捞作业，母船加工处理渔获物的渔船组合。；