Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense mothers, present participle mothering, past tense, past participle mothered
1N-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. 母亲;妈妈
She sat on the edge of her mother's bed.
她坐在母亲床边。
She's an English teacher and a mother of two children. [+ of]
她是英语教师,还是两个孩子的母亲。
Mother and child form a close attachment.
母子情深。
I'm here, Mother.
我在这儿呢,妈妈。
2VERB (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. (通常指母亲)照看,抚养,养育
Colleen had dreamed of mothering a large family. [VERB noun]
So for the mother's sake the child was dear And dearer was the mother for the childSamuel Taylor Coleridge`Sonnet to a Friend Who Asked How I Felt When the Nurse First Presented My Infant Child to Me'
Honour thy mother and thy fatherBible:Exodus
As is the mother, so is her daughterBible: Ezekiel
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is hisOscar WildeThe Importance of Being Earnest
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate motherW. Somerset MaughamA Writer's Notebook
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MOTHERADJECTIVE➤lone, single, unmarried, unwed單身母親;未婚媽媽◇She felt proud that she had raised four children as a lone mother.她獨自養育了 4 個孩子,為此她感到驕傲。➤married已婚母親➤widowed寡母➤divorced離婚母親➤lesbian同性戀母親➤biological, birth, natural, real生身母親;生母➤surrogate代孕母親➤adoptive, custodial, foster養母;享有監護權的母親▸➤adolescent, teen, teenage, young未成年母親;十幾歲的媽媽;年輕媽媽➤ageing/aging, elderly, old年邁的母親➤ailing, sick疾病纏身的/生病的母親◇He has cared for his sick mother for years.他照顧生病的母親已經好幾年了。➤dead, deceased, late去世的媽媽;已故的母親➤dying臨終的母親➤caring, devoted, excellent, good, loving, wonderful關懷體貼的媽媽;盡心盡責的母親;好母親;慈母;了不起的母親➤proud自豪的母親◇the proud mother of the bride新娘自豪的母親➤doting, overprotective溺愛孩子的母親;過度保護的母親➤stern嚴厲的母親➤domineering, overbearing專橫的/霸道的母親➤abusive暴虐的母親➤bad, unfit不合格的母親◇The court decided she was an unfit mother.法庭判定她作為母親沒有盡責。➤anxious, distraught, frantic, worried焦急的/憂心如焚的/急得發狂的/憂心忡忡的母親◇Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.她母親憂心如焚,在電話旁守了一個晚上。➤grieving悲傷的母親➤expectant, pregnant待產婦;準媽媽➤first-time初為人母的媽媽➤new新手媽媽➤full-time, stay-at-home全職媽媽;居家媽媽➤working職業母親➤welfare (NAmE) 接受福利救濟的母親➤low-income低收入母親➤breastfeeding, nursing哺乳的母親;奶媽➤beloved, dear親愛的母親◇his beloved mother他摯愛的母親VERB + MOTHER➤resemble, take after像母親◇The boys were like their father, but Louise took after her mother.男孩們長得像父親,但路易絲像她的母親。➤inherit sth from從母親那裏繼承⋯◇She inherited the urge to travel from her mother.她繼承了母親愛四處遊歷的天性。
mother ♦︎ father ♦︎ parent ♦︎ mum/mom ♦︎ dad ♦︎ daddy ♦︎ mummy/mommy ♦︎ guardian ♦︎ stepfather/stepmother ♦︎ folksThese are all words for a man or woman who has a child or children.这些词均表示父亲或母亲。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a good / bad mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad◆a caring / loving / doting / devoted / proud mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad◆a stern / strict mother / father / parent / guardian / stepfather / stepmother◆a / sb's new mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad / stepfather / stepmother◆a single mother / father / parent / mum / mom◆(an) unmarried mother / father / parents / mum◆a widowed mother / father / parent◆sb's birth / real / biological / natural mother / father / parents◆a foster mother / father / parent / mum◆sb's adoptive mother / father / parents◆a surrogate mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad◆(a) working mother / parents / mum / mom◆to take after / inherit sth from your mother / father / parents / mum / mom / dad / daddy / mummy / mommy◆to become a / sb's mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad / guardian / stepfather / stepmother■mother [countable] a woman who has a son or daughter, or a female animal who has produced young; a person who is acting as a mother to a child母亲;妈妈◆the relationship between mother and baby母婴关系◆She's the mother of twins.她有一对双胞胎。◆She was a wonderful mother to both her natural and adopted children.她对亲生的和领养的孩子都很好。◆an expectant(= pregnant) mother孕妇◆the mother chimpanzee caring for her young照料幼崽的母猩猩▸motherly
adjective
◆motherly love / advice / instincts慈母般的爱/忠告;母亲的本能■fathera man who has a son or daughter, or a male animal who has young; a person who is acting as the father to a child父亲;爸爸◆Ben's a wonderful father.本是个极好的父亲。◆You've been like a father to me.你对我一直像父亲一样。◆Our new boss is a father of three(= he has three children).我们的新老板是三个孩子的父亲。▸fatherly
adjective
◆fatherly advice慈父般的忠告■parent [countable, usually plural] a person's father or mother父亲(或母亲)◆He's still living with his parents.他仍然和父母住在一起。◆There are many more single parent families than there used to be.现在的单亲家庭比过去增加了很多。▸parental pəˈrentl
adjective
[usually before noun] ◆parental responsibility / rights父母的责任/权利▸parenting
noun
[uncountable] ◆good / poor parenting教养有方/无方◆parenting skills / classes教养子女的技巧/课程■mum (BrE) (NAmEmom) [countable] (informal, especiallyspoken) (often used as a name常用作称呼) a mother妈妈;妈◆My mum says I can't go.我妈说我不能去。◆Mom can speak French and Spanish.妈妈会说法语和西班牙语。◆Happy Birthday, Mom.妈妈,生日快乐!◆A lot of mums and dads have the same worries.许多父母都有同样的担忧。◆The group is aimed at new mums with young babies.该群体针对的是初为人母的女性。■dad [countable] (informal, especiallyspoken) (often used as a name常用作称呼) a father爸爸;爸;爹爹◆That's my dad over there.那边那位是我爸爸。◆Do you live with your mum or your dad?你和妈妈还是和爸爸住在一起?◆Is it OK if I borrow the car, Dad?爸爸,借用一下汽车好吗?NOTE辨析 Mother and father or mum and dad?In spoken language, mum/mom and dad are much more frequent. It sounds formal to say my mother/father.在口语中,mum(或mom)和dad常用得多。my mother/father听上去很正式。■daddy [countable] (informal, especiallyspoken) (used especially by or to young children, often as a name尤作儿语,常作称呼) a father爸爸;爸;爹爹◆What does your daddy look like?你爸爸长什么样?◆Daddy, where are you?爸爸,你在哪儿?◆Come to Daddy.到爸爸这儿来。■mummy (BrE) (NAmEmommy) [countable] (informal, especiallyspoken) (used especially by or to young children, often as a name尤作儿语,常作称呼) a mother妈咪◆'I want my mummy!' he wailed.他哭叫着:“我要妈妈!”◆My knee hurts, Mommy!妈妈,我膝盖疼!◆Mummy and Daddy will be back soon.爸爸妈妈就要回来了。■guardianˈgɑːdiən; NAmEˈgɑːrdiən [countable] a person who is legally responsible for the care of another person, especially a child whose parents have died(尤指双亲已故的孩子的)监护人◆I was left alone to live with my aunt, who became my legal guardian.我被孤零零地撇下跟姨妈生活,她成了我的法定监护人。■stepfather■stepmother [countable] the man/woman who is married to your mother/father, but who is not your real father/mother继父;继母◆He lives at home with his mother and stepfather.他跟母亲和继父一起住在家里。◆Is there a wicked stepmother in your story?你的故事里是否有一个邪恶的继母?ⓘ The word step-parent can be used, but it is not common. * step-parent可用,但不常用。■folksfəʊks; NAmEfoʊks [plural] (especially NAmE, informal) your parents老爸老妈◆I'm going to see my folks this weekend.我打算这周末去看我老爸老妈。 see also folk ⇨ people1