1N-COUNT 小孩;孩子;儿童 A child is a human being who is not yet an adult. 小孩;孩子;儿童
When I was a child I lived in a country village.
我小时候生活在一个小乡村里。
He's just a child.
他还只是个孩子。
...a child of six.
6岁的孩子
It was only suitable for children.
它只适合儿童。
2N-COUNT 儿女;子女 Someone's children are their sons and daughters of any age. 儿女;子女
How are the children?.
孩子们都好吧?
His children have left home.
他的子女都已离家独立生活了。
The young couple decided to have a child.
小两口决定要个孩子。
Quotations
Children are the anchors that hold a mother to lifeSophoclesPhaedra
The child is father of the manWilliam WordsworthMy Heart Leaps Up
I love children. Especially when they cry - for then someone takes them awayNancy Mitford
The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our childrenClarence Darrow
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you And though they are with you yet they belong not to youKahlil GibranThe Prophet
Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy themSigmund FreudThe Interpretation of Dreams
Making terms with reality, with things as they are, is a full-time business for the childMilton R. SapirsteinParadoxes of Everyday Life
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHILD | CHILD + VERB | CHILD + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤little, small, young小孩◇My father died while I was still a small child.我還是個小孩子的時候父親就去世了。➤newborn新生兒▸➤teenage十幾歲的孩子◇We have three teenage children.我們有 3 個十來歲的孩子。➤preschool, school-aged學齡前/學齡兒童➤adult, grown, grown-up (especially BrE) 成年的孩子▸➤good, obedient, well-behaved好孩子;聽話的孩子;規矩的孩子▸➤aggressive, delinquent, difficult, disobedient, fractious, mischievous, naughty, problem, sulky, unruly, wayward, wilful/willful攻擊性強的孩子;失足少年;難管教的孩子;不聽話的孩子;脾氣急躁的孩子;淘氣的孩子;調皮的孩子;問題兒童;愛生悶氣的孩子;不守規矩的孩子;倔強的孩子;任性的孩子◇He's always been a problem child.他一直是個問題兒童。◇The children were quite unruly and ran around the house as if they owned it.孩子們很不守規矩,在房子裏跑來跑去,像是在自己家裏一樣。➤bright, gifted, intelligent, precocious聰明的/有天分的/聰穎的/早熟的孩子◇a school for gifted children天才兒童學校◇What a precocious child-reading Jane Austen at the age of ten!這孩子真是早慧 -10 歲就讀簡・奧斯丁的作品!➤dull, slow呆傻的/遲鈍的孩子◇Teaching is particularly difficult when a class contains both slow and bright children.要是一個班裏既有遲鈍的孩子又有聰明的孩子,教起來就特別難。➤abandoned, abused, at-risk, maltreated, neglected被遺棄的孩子;受虐待的孩子;有危險的孩子;無人照管的孩子◇therapy for sexually abused children對遭受性虐待的孩子的治療➤disadvantaged, needy, starving, underprivileged生活條件差的孩子;貧困兒童;飢餓的孩子;處於弱勢的兒童➤spoiled被寵壞的孩子▸➤sickly多病的孩子➤asthmatic, autistic, disabled, dyslexic, hyperactive, etc.患哮喘的孩子、自閉症患兒、殘疾兒童、患誦讀困難的孩子、多動症患兒等➤special-needs(因智力或身體有缺陷而)有特殊需要的兒童➤innocent天真的孩子▸➤loving充滿愛心的孩子▸➤only獨生子;獨生女◇It was a little lonely being an only child.獨生子女有點兒孤單。➤eldest, first-born最年長的孩子;頭生子/頭生女▸➤fatherless, motherless, orphaned失去父親的孩子;失去母親的孩子;孤兒➤adopted收養的孩子▸➤bastard (usuallyfigurative) , illegitimate私生子;非婚生子◇the bastard child of romantic fiction and horror浪漫小說與恐怖故事的私生子➤unborn未出生子女◇the rights of the unborn child未出生子女的權利➤dependent受撫養子女◇tax concessions for families with dependent children對有子女要撫養的家庭的稅收減免➤street流浪兒童◇There are a lot of street children in the poorer parts of the city.在城裏比較貧困的地段有很多流浪兒童。➤biracial, mixed-race雙種族混血兒;多種族混血兒➤minority少數民族兒童VERB + CHILD➤have有孩子◇How many children do you have?你有幾個孩子?➤bear, give birth to, have生孩子◇She didn't have her first child until she was nearly forty.她快到 40 歲才生了第一個孩子。➤father成為孩子的父親▸➤conceive懷上孩子◇We had trouble conceiving our first child.我們懷第一個孩子時不太順利。➤expect懷着孩子◇They are expecting a child in June.他們的孩子將在 6 月份出生。➤adopt, foster收養孩子➤lose失去孩子◇She couldn't imagine the pain of losing a child at birth.她無法想像分娩時失去孩子的痛苦。➤bring up, raise, rear撫養孩子;養育孩子◇He had old-fashioned ideas on how to bring up children.他在如何養育孩子方面還是舊觀念。➤indulge, pamper, spoil縱容/嬌慣/溺愛孩子◇You can't spoil a child by giving it all the affection it wants.你不能這樣慣孩子,他要怎樣的寵愛你就給怎樣的寵愛。➤love, nurture愛孩子;養育孩子➤maltreat, neglect虐待/疏於照料孩子➤educate, home-school, teach教育孩子;在家教育孩子;教孩子➤discipline, punish, scold管教/懲罰/批評孩子▸➤abandon遺棄孩子▸➤abduct, kidnap誘拐/綁架孩子➤abuse, molest虐待/猥褻兒童➤immunize, vaccinate給孩子接種疫苗CHILD + VERB➤be born孩子出生◇Their first child was born with a rare heart condition.他們的第一個孩子出生時有罕見的心臟病。➤develop, grow, grow up孩子發育/成長/長大◇Children grow up so quickly!孩子們長得可真快!◇good food for growing children有利於孩子發育的食物➤cry, scream, whimper, whine孩子哭泣/尖叫/抽泣/哭哭啼啼▸➤misbehave孩子沒規矩CHILD + NOUN➤actor, bride, soldier, star兒童演員;娃娃新娘;娃娃兵;童星➤prodigy神童➤development兒童發育◇the emotional connections which ensure healthy child development確保兒童健康發育的情感聯繫➤custody對孩子的監護權◇a child custody dispute between divorced parents離異父母之間的子女監護權之爭➤support(子女)撫養費◇After they divorced, he refused to pay child support.他們離婚後,他拒絕支付孩子的撫養費。➤labour/labor童工➤prostitution童妓➤pornography兒童色情➤abuse, molestation對兒童的虐待;猥褻兒童➤abuser, killer, molester虐待兒童者;兒童殺手;猥褻兒童者➤abduction誘拐兒童➤psychiatrist, psychologist兒童精神病專家/心理學專家▸➤protection, safety, services, welfare兒童保護/安全/服務/福利PREPOSITION➤with child (literary) 懷有身孕◇big with child (= pregnant)身懷六甲
child noun ⇨child (a three-year-old child)⇨son (She has three children.)child
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➡ See also the entries for girl and son另见girl条和son条child ♦︎ boy ♦︎ girl ♦︎ baby ♦︎ kid ♦︎ infant ♦︎ youngster ♦︎ toddler ♦︎ minor ♦︎ brat ♦︎ juniorThese are all words for a young person who is not yet an adult.这些词均表示孩子、未成年人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a young child / boy / girl / baby / kid / infant◆a little child / boy / girl / baby / kid / brat◆a small / good / naughty child / boy / girl / baby / kid◆a healthy / normal child / boy / girl / baby / kid / infant◆a bright / local child / boy / girl / kid / youngster◆a difficult child / boy / baby / toddler◆a spoilt / spoiled child / kid / brat◆to look after / take care of a child / baby / kid◆a child / boy / girl / baby / kid / infant / youngster / toddler learns sth◆a child / boy / girl / baby / kid / youngster / toddler / junior plays◆a child / boy / girl / baby / kid / youngster grows (up)■child(pluralchildren) [countable] a young person who is not yet an adult儿童;小孩◆a child of three / a three-year-old child三岁小孩◆men, women and children男人、女人和儿童◆I lived in London as a child.我小时候住在伦敦。◆The group campaigns for the rights of the unborn child.那个团体为未出生婴儿争取权利。◆She was a child star but never made it as an adult.她曾是童星,成年后却默默无闻。OPPadult,grown-up ⇨ adultadj. see also child ⇨ son■boy [countable] a male child男孩◆The older boys at school used to tease him.学校里大一些的男生过去常常取笑他。◆Be a good boy and get me my coat.乖孩子,把我的外衣拿来。OPPgirl see also boy ⇨ son■girl [countable] a female child女孩◆She's a bright little girl.她是个聪明伶俐的小姑娘。OPPboy see also girl ⇨ girl, girl ⇨ son■baby [countable] a very young child, especially from birth until it starts to walk婴儿(尤指从出生到会走路的阶段)◆The baby's crying!婴儿在哭!◆He just broke down and cried like a baby.他禁不住像个孩子似的失声痛哭。◆The illness is common in newborn babies and is easily treated.这是新生儿的常见病,很容易治好。 see also baby ⇨ son■kid [countable] (informal, especiallyspoken) a child小孩◆He's only a kid. You can't expect him to understand what's going on.他只是个小孩子,你不能指望他理解出了什么事。◆A bunch of kids were hanging around outside.一群孩子在外面闲逛。 see also kid ⇨ sonNOTE辨析 Child or kid?Kid is much more frequent than child in informal and spoken American English. A kid can also be older than a child: you can talk about a kid of 15 but people generally stop being called children at around the age of 12. Above that age you can call them kids, teenagers, young people, girls, youths or lads.在美式非正式用语和口语中,kid比child常用得多。kid可以比child年龄大,可以说a kid of 15(一个15岁的孩子),但一般12岁左右时便不再称为child。12岁以上可以称为kid、teenager、young person、girl、youth或lad。■infant ˈɪnfənt [countable] (formalortechnical术语) a baby or very young child婴儿;幼儿◆We studied newborn infants up to two months old.我们研究了出生两个月以内的新生儿。◆The country has an appallingly high infant mortality rate.这个国家的婴儿死亡率高得令人震惊。ⓘ In the British and Australian education systems infant is also the word for a child at school between the ages of four and seven.在英国和澳大利亚的教育体制中,infant也指四到七岁的学童◆The majority of infant teachers are women.大多数幼儿教师是女性。◆I've known her since we were in the infants(= at infant school).从幼儿学校时我就认识她了。■youngster [countable] (informal) a child or young person少年;儿童;年轻人◆The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14.这次夏令营是为8到14岁的少年儿童安排的。■toddler [countable] a young child who has only recently learnt to walk学步的儿童◆She was left at home with a toddler and a four-month-old baby to care for.她给留在家里照顾一个蹒跚学步的孩子和一个四个月大的婴儿。■minor [countable] (law法律) a young person who is under the age at which you legally become an adult and are responsible for your actions未成年人◆It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors.向未成年人提供含酒精饮料是违法行为。◆He was jailed for having sex with a minor.他因与未成年人发生性行为而入狱。OPPadult ⇨ adult■brat [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person, especially a child, who behaves badly不守规矩的人;(尤指)顽童◆He's a spoilt little brat!他是个被宠坏了的捣蛋鬼!■junior [countable] (BrE) (in sport) a young person below a particular age, rather than an adult; a child at school in Britain between the ages of 7 and 11青少年运动员;(英国)7到11岁的学童◆At 16, he's still eligible to play for the juniors.16岁时,他还有资格参加青少年组的比赛。◆Sam is going to be a junior next year.萨姆明年就要上学了。◆a junior school小学