mother英文

mother

[moth·er || 'm?(r)]

n. 母亲; 起源, 根由; 妈妈; 大娘,

大妈#修女院长

v. 像母亲一般地照料; 生下;

对...过分照顾; 产生出

adj. 母亲的;

妈妈的

mother

一、 n

1、 母亲; 妈妈

* the relationship between mother and baby 母婴之间的关系

* an expectant (ie a

pregnant) mother 孕妇

* [attrib 作定语] Look how the mother chimpanzee cares for her young. 瞧,

母黑猩猩多爱护小仔儿啊.

2、女子宗教团体的主持人或对其之称呼: Pray for me, Mother. 教母,

请为我祈祷吧.

3、（对年长妇女的称呼）大妈, 大娘.

二、 v [Tn]

1 像母亲般关怀或照管（某人[某事物]）; 养育: piglets mothered by a sow 由一母猪照料的猪仔.

2、 溺爱（某人）; 对（某人）过分爱护: He

likes being mothered by his landlady. 他喜欢女房东无微不至地照顾他.

`Mothering

Sunday (also `Mother's Day) 母亲节.

motherhood / -hud;

-?h?d/ n [U] 母亲身分

*She finds motherhood very rewarding.

她认为做母亲得偿所愿.

motherless adj 无母亲的.

motherlike adj 像母亲的

* a motherlike

smile, embrace 慈母般的微笑﹑ 拥抱.

motherly adj 母亲的; 母性的;

母爱的

*motherly love, affection, care, etc 母亲的爱﹑

疼爱﹑ 关怀等

* a motherly kiss 慈母的吻.

motherliness

n [U].

# `mother country (fml 文) 1、祖国. 2 、（殖民地的）母国.

`mother-in-law n (pl

mothers-in-law)岳母; 婆婆.

`motherland / -lnd; -?l?nd/ n 祖国.

,Mother `Nature (often joc

常作戏谑语) 大自然（视为影响万物的力量）

*Leave the cure to Mother Nature. She

knows best. 要想痊愈就听其自然吧. 老天爷最有办法.

,mother-of-`pearl n [U] (also nacre) 珠母层; 珍珠母

*[attrib 作定语]

a mother-of-pearl ear-ring, necklace, brooch, etc

珠母耳环﹑ 项链﹑ 饰针等.

`mother's boy (infml derog

口, 贬)（因性格和行为受母亲溺爱的影响）感情脆弱的男性儿童或成人.

`Mother's Day = Mothering Sunday.

`mother

ship 母船,

母舰（可供给小船补给的）.

,Mother Su`perior女隐修院院长.

,mother-to-`be n (pl mothers-to-be) 妇.

`mother tongue 母语; 本国语; 本族语.