mother
柯林斯词典
1. N-FAMILY 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. 母亲
She sat on the edge of her mother's bed. 她坐在她母亲的床边。
She's an English teacher and a mother of two children. 她是一位英语老师，两个孩子的母亲。
2. N-FAMILY a female who has given birth to offspring 母(体)
3. V-T If a woman mothers a child, she takes care of it and brings it up, usually because she is its mother. 抚养
Colleen had dreamed of mothering a large family. 科琳曾经梦想过要养育一大群孩子。
4. V-T If you mother someone, you treat them with great care and affection, as if they were a small child. 爱护
Stop mothering me. 别再像妈妈似的照顾我了。
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mother /ˈmʌðə/ (mothering,mothered,mothers)
剑桥词典
- My mother smiled encouragingly at me as I went up on stage .
- His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.
- Like many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work .
- The supermarket was full of harassed-looking mothers with young children .
- All the mothers and fathers had been invited to the end-of-term concert .
mother noun [C] (PARENT)
a female parent母亲；妈妈
My mother was 21 when she got married . 我母亲结婚时21岁。
All the mothers and fathers had been invited to the end-of-term concert . 所有的父母都被邀请参加期末音乐会。
The little kittens and their mother were all curled up asleep in the same basket . 小猫咪和它们的妈妈在同一个篮子里蜷曲着睡着了。
[ 用来称呼某人的词，如Mr 或 dear ] formal or old-fashioned May I borrow your car , Mother? 我能借你的车用用吗，妈妈？
例句
mother noun [C] (RELIGIOUS WOMAN)
(also Mother)the title of a woman who is in charge of, or who has a high rank within, a convent (= house of religious women)
（对女修道院院长或较高职位修女的称呼）
Mother Theresa 特雷莎修女
a mother superior 女修道院院长
[ 用来称呼某人的词，如Mr 或 dear ] Good morning , Mother. 早上好，院长。
mother noun [C] (SLANG)
very offensive mainly US→ motherfucker
不要脸的家伙，混账东西（同 motherfucker）
习语
at your mother's kneethe mother of all sth 返回 mother