grandmother
grandmother
英[ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)]美[ˈɡrænmʌðər]
n.（外）祖母，老奶奶，女祖先；
复数：grandmothers;
例句
My grandmother died of grief soon after her husband's death.祖父去世不久, 祖母就因悲伤过度而死了。
She farmed out the baby with her grandmother and went to work in town.她把婴孩给祖母抚养, 自己到城里去工作了。
This ring was handed on from my great-grandmother.这枚戒指是我的曾祖母传下来的。
My grandmother’s pushing eighty but she’s as fit as ever.我的祖母快八十岁了，不过她还像以前那么硬朗。
This ring has come down from my great-grandmother.这只戒指是我曾祖母传下来的。
The manager released him to return to his native town to visit his grandmother who was ill in bed.经理准许他休假回老家探视染病在床的祖母。
My grandmother tends to go to bed early every day.我祖母每天通常比较早睡。
Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.祖母坐在火炉旁打瞌睡。
His grandmother spoiled him.他的祖母把他宠坏了。
The brooch is a family heirloom which came down to her from her great-grandmother.这枚胸针是她家的传家宝，是从她曾祖母那一代传到她手中的。
英语六级真题
All of those specialized bulbs led to the building of specialized light fixtures, from the desk lamp you study by, to the ugly but beloved hand-painted Chinese lamp you inherited from your grandmother, to the ceiling fixture in your closet, to the light in your oven or refrigerator, and to the light that the dentist points at you.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文All of those specialized bulbs led to the building of specialized light fixtures, from the desk lamp you study by, to the ugly but beloved hand-painted Chinese lamp you inherited from your grandmother, to the ceiling fixture in your closet, to the light i
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-FAMILY
（外）祖母；奶奶；外婆
Your grandmother is the mother of your father or mother.
例句
My grandmothers are both widows.我奶奶和外婆都是孤寡一人。英汉词典释义
n.
(外)祖母
Her grandmother is still alive.她的祖母仍然健在。英英词典释义
Noun
1. the mother of your father or mother
