baby

美 [ˈbeɪbi]英 [ˈbeɪbi]
  • n.宝贝;婴儿;宝贝儿,心肝儿;动物幼崽;孩子气的人;幼稚的人;(家庭或团体中)最年幼的成员
  • adj.(蔬菜)小型的,幼嫩的
  • vt.婴儿般对待;百般呵护

复数: babies 最高级: babiest 比较级: babier 过去式: babied 现在分词: babying 过去分词: babied 第三人称单数: babies

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noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

婴儿;动物幼崽
a very young child or animal

The baby's crying!

婴儿在哭!

a newborn baby

新生儿

My sister's expecting a baby .

我姐姐怀孕了。

She had a baby last year.

她去年生了个孩子。

a baby boy/girl

男婴;女婴

baby food/clothes

婴儿食品 / 服装

a baby monkey/blackbird

幼猴;黑鹂雏

2

(家庭或团体中)最年幼的成员
the youngest member of a family or group

He's the baby of the team.

他在队里年纪最小。

3

幼稚的人;孩子气的人
a person who behaves like a young child and is easily upset

Stop crying and don't be such a baby.

别哭了,别这么孩子气。

4

(对爱人的昵称。男子用以称呼不相识的女子则有冒犯之嫌)宝贝儿,心肝儿
a word used to address sb, especially your wife, husband or lover, in a way that expresses affection but that can be offensive if used by a man to a woman he does not know

习语

to be a plan or project that sb is responsible for and cares about because they have created it

to suddenly make sb responsible for sth important that is really your responsibility

他换了工作,把活儿甩给我们。
He changed to another job and we were left holding the baby.

to lose sth that you want at the same time as you are trying to get rid of sth that you do not want

to sleep very well

adj.

only before noun(蔬菜)小型的,幼嫩的
baby vegetables are a very small version of particular vegetables, or are picked when they are very small

baby carrots

小胡萝卜

verb

【不规则形式】babies babying babied babied

VN婴儿般对待;百般呵护
to treat sb with too much care, as if they were a baby

baby

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 婴儿;婴孩
    A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.

    She used to take care of me when I was a baby...

    我还在襁褓中时,她曾经照顾过我。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (动物)幼崽;幼兽;幼鸟
    A baby animal is a very young animal.

    ...a baby elephant.

    幼象

  • 3
    ADJ (蔬菜)幼嫩的
    Baby vegetables are vegetables picked when they are very small.

    Serve with baby new potatoes.

    配上小个的新土豆。

  • 4
    N-VOC; N-COUNT 宝贝儿(昵称,尤用于年轻女性)
    Some people use baby as an affectionate way of addressing someone, especially a young woman, or referring to them.

    You have to wake up now, baby...

    该起床了,宝贝儿。

  • 5
    PHRASE 把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉;将精华连同糟粕一起丢弃;不分好坏地全盘抛弃
    If you throw the baby out with the bath water, you lose the good parts of something as well as the bad parts, because you reject it as a whole instead of just removing what is bad.

  • 6
    PHRASE 替他人擦屁股;替别人干苦差事
    If you are left holding the baby, you are put in a situation where you are responsible for something, often in an unfair way because other people fail or refuse to take responsibility for it.

    You go off round the world, and leave me to hold the baby.

    你满世界地跑,把苦差事都扔给我。

noun

1
a project of personal concern to someone
this project is his baby
2
a very young mammal
baby rabbits
3
(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
Synonym: babe sister
4
the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
the baby of the family
the baby of the Supreme Court
5
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
the baby began to cry again
she held the baby in her arms
it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different
Synonym: babe infant
6
an unborn child;a human fetus
I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby
it was great to feel my baby moving about inside
7
an immature childish person
he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived
stop being a baby!
Synonym: child

verb

1
treat with excessive indulgence
grandparents often pamper the children
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Synonym: pamper featherbed cosset cocker coddle mollycoddle spoil indulge

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  1. She was weepy and nervy , anxious about her baby .

    她动不动就哭,而且神经紧张,总为她的小宝贝担心。

  2. We wondered what the future would hold for our baby son .

    我们不知道宝贝儿子长大了会怎样。

  3. Particles of glass had been introduced into the baby food .

    这种婴儿食品中被掺进了玻璃碎屑。

  4. Taking care of a baby is hard work .

    照看婴儿是件苦差。

  5. Support the baby 's head when you hold it .

    你抱婴儿时要把头扶好。

  6. The baby 's whole body was covered in small red spots .

    当时这孩子浑身布满小红疙瘩。

  7. The baby can 't keep any food down .

    这婴儿吃什么吐什么。

  8. Can you take the baby for a moment ?

    你能先抱一下孩子吗?

  9. Drugs taken during pregnancy may cause physical deformity in babies .

    妊娠期服用的药物可能引起婴儿身体畸形。

  10. Both mother and baby are doing well .

    母子平安。

  11. She had a baby last year .

    她去年生了个孩子。

  12. Have you settled on a name for the baby yet ?

    你给孩子起好名字没有?

  13. The baby is three months old .

    这婴儿三个月大了。

  14. Try to bring the baby 's wind up .

    设法让婴儿嗳气。

  15. Children often feel jealous when a new baby arrives .

    新生婴儿出世时孩子常常感到忌妒。

  16. The baby was only a few hours old .

    婴儿才出生几个小时。

  17. You should take the baby to the doctor 's.

    你应该把这婴儿带去看看医生。

  18. Many factors can lead to growth retardation in unborn babies .

    许多因素可以导致胎儿发育迟缓。

  19. Mother and baby are doing well .

    母子平安。

  20. We don 't want to rush into having a baby .

    我们不急着要孩子。

  21. Nowadays a premature baby has a very good chance of survival .

    如今早产儿成活的希望非常大。

  22. The baby was in intensive care for 48 hours .

    婴儿在加护病房看护了48小时。

  23. She 's going to have a baby .

    她快生孩子了。

  24. The baby took its first uncertain steps .

    宝宝迈出了最初的蹒跚的脚步。

  25. Maternal age affects the baby 's survival rate .

    母亲的年龄影响婴儿的成活率。

  26. Can you turn the music lower ─ you 'll wake the baby .

    能不能把音乐放小点,别把孩子吵醒了。

  27. She put the baby to her breast .

    她开始给婴儿哺乳。

  28. This disease is rarely transferred from mother to baby .

    这种疾病很少由母亲传给婴儿。

  29. They made a great fuss of the baby .

    他们对婴儿呵护备至。

  30. Exercise is the only way to get a flat stomach after having a baby .

    产后只有通过锻炼才能使腹部收平。

baby babe infant 【导航词义:婴儿】
baby v. 婴儿,婴孩;幼兽;雏鸟
〔辨析〕

日常普通用词,指新生儿或幼小的孩子,也可指鸟兽的幼仔。

〔例证〕

a newborn/three-week-old baby

新生儿/3周大的婴儿

our new baby daughter

我们刚出生的女儿

May I hold the baby?

我能抱抱这个婴儿吗?

Linda had a baby boy on June 20.

琳达6月20日生了个男孩。

There is a baby crying in the cradle.

有个宝宝在摇篮里啼哭。

The mother tiger took care of her baby.

母虎照顾幼虎。

babe v. 〈文〉婴儿;;〈口,非正式〉宝贝儿
〔辨析〕

多指襁褓中的婴儿;口语中多用于称呼年轻美貌的女子。

〔例证〕

She has a babe in her arms.

她怀里抱着一个婴儿。

I love you, babe.

我爱你,宝贝儿。

infant v. 〈正式〉婴儿,幼儿
〔辨析〕

在英国英语中指婴孩或幼童,在美国英语中仅指婴儿,尤指新生儿。

〔例证〕

a newly-born infant

新生婴儿

He was seriously ill as an infant.

他年幼时曾患重病。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

baby与以下词性连用

n.

baby boy/girl/sister

男婴/女婴/年幼的妹妹

baby clothes

婴儿服装

baby food

婴儿食品

baby names

婴儿名字

baby talk

儿语

v.

deliver a baby

接生孩子

have a baby

生孩子

adj.

new/newborn baby

新生儿

unborn baby

未出生的宝宝

n.

be your/sb's baby

(计划或项目)就像某人的孩子一样(因亲自制订而尽心负责)
to be a plan or project that sb is responsible for and cares about because they have created it

leave sb holding the baby

(突然)把重大责任推给某人
to suddenly make sb responsible for sth important that is really your responsibility

He changed to another job and we were left holding the baby.

他换了工作,把活儿甩给我们。

throw the baby out with the bathwater

把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉
to lose sth that you want at the same time as you are trying to get rid of sth that you do not want

be like taking candy from a baby


sleep like a log/baby

沉睡;酣睡
to sleep very well