mother
- n.母亲;妈妈;（生物的）母;<口>继母，岳母，婆婆，养母;根源，根由;<古>大娘;女祖先;妇女宗教团体的女主持人，女隐修院院长;（孤儿院的）女主管人，（学生宿舍的）女舍监
- v.<旧>生，产生;像母亲般地照顾;给以母亲的关爱;声称（或承认）自己是……的作者;收养……为子女，声称（或承认）自己为……的母亲（或创始人）
- adj.母亲的;根源的;本国的;作为母体的;像母爱的
mothernoun
母亲；妈妈
a female parent of a child or animal; a person who is acting as a mother to a child
I want to buy a present for my mother and father.
我想给爸爸妈妈买件礼物。
the relationship between mother and baby
母婴关系
She's the mother of twins.
她有一对双胞胎。
a mother of three (= with three children)
三个孩子的妈妈
an expectant (= pregnant) mother
孕妇
She was a wonderful mother to both her natural and adopted children.
她对亲生的和领养的孩子一样好。
the mother chimpanzee caring for her young
照料着幼崽的母猩猩
（对女修道院院长的尊称）
the title of a woman who is head of a convent (= a community of nuns )
when you were very young
我小时候学过这些歌曲。
I learnt these songs at my mother's knee.
used to emphasize that sth is very large, unpleasant, important, etc.
我被困在最严重的一次大塞车之中。
I got stuck in the mother of all traffic jams.
a difficult new problem forces people to think of a solution to it
very much older than sb (especially used to suggest that a romantic or sexual relationship between the two people is not appropriate)
verb
VN给以母亲的关爱；像母亲般地照顾
to care for sb/sth because you are their mother, or as if you were their mother
He was a disturbed child who needed mothering.
他是个心理失常的孩子，需要悉心照顾。
Stop mothering me!
我不要你的照顾！
mother
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N-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.She sat on the edge of her mother's bed...
她坐在母亲床边。
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VERB (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.Colleen had dreamed of mothering a large family.
科琳曾梦想抚养一群孩子。
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The reality of mothering is frequently very different from the romantic ideal.
养育孩子的现实经常与浪漫的理想大相径庭。
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VERB 爱护;溺爱
If you mother someone, you treat them with great care and affection, as if they were a small child.She felt a great need to mother him...
她迫切地感到要细心照料他。
noun
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- a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
- necessity is the mother of invention
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- a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
- the mother of three children
- Synonym: female parent
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- a term of address for a mother superior
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- a term of address for an elderly woman
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- a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria;forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
verb
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- make children
- Abraham begot Isaac
- Men often father children but don't recognize them
- Synonym: beget get engender father sire generate bring forth
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- care for like a mother
- She fusses over her husband
- Synonym: fuss overprotect
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Did you get a present for your mother ?
给你母亲买礼物了吗？
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She 's a mother and company director in one .
她既是母亲又是公司董事。
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Did you get your mother a present ?
给你母亲买礼物了吗？
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The poor little thing ! It 's lost its mother .
这可怜的小家伙！没有了妈妈。
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I want to buy a present for my mother and father .
我想给爸爸妈妈买件礼物。
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When she left school she grew away from her mother .
她中学毕业后就不再那么依赖母亲了。
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That 's no way to speak to your mother !
不能那样跟你妈妈说话！
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I have to go and get my mother from the airport .
我得去机场接我的母亲。
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His mother won 't be there , but his father might .
他母亲不会在那里，但他父亲也许会去。
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And the moral of the story is : always mind your mother !
这个故事的寓意是：一定要听母亲的话！
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Why did you have to go and upset your mother like that ?
你干吗非得让你母亲那样伤心呢？
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She was a wonderful mother to both her natural and adopted children .
她对亲生的和领养的孩子一样好。
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Both mother and baby are doing well .
母子平安。
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She didn 't even say goodbye to her mother .
她甚至没有向母亲道个别。
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Mothers are often the ones who provide emotional support for the family .
母亲通常是家庭的情感支柱。
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My mother underwent major surgery last year .
我母亲去年动过大手术。
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Mothers regularly go short of food to ensure their children have enough .
为了保证自己的孩子吃饱饭，做母亲的经常忍饥挨饿。
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Her mother had just given birth to another child , her fifth .
她的母亲刚又生了孩子，她的第五个孩子。
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Can it ever be right to divide a mother from her child ?
让母子分离难道还有对的时候？
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The void left by his mother 's death was never filled .
他母亲死后留下的空虚感永远没能填补上。
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That happens to be my mother you 're talking about !
你们谈论的是我母亲！
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If I 'm late home , my mother always thinks the worst .
如果我回家晚了，我母亲总是往最坏处想。
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She looks just like her mother .
她看上去就像她母亲。
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There 's a letter for you from your mother .
有你母亲的一封来信。
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Mother and baby are doing well .
母子平安。
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She 's the double of her mother .
她和她母亲长得一模一样。
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She looks nothing like her mother .
她长得一点也不像她母亲。
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She felt her mother 's death very deeply .
她深感丧母之痛。
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The judge ordered the return of the child to his mother .
法官命令将孩子送还他的母亲。
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My mother 's dead ; she died in 1987 .
我母亲不在了，她是1987年去世的。
可用于人，也可用于动物。
She treated me as her own mother.
她待我就像她的亲妈一样。
She found it interesting that the mother would always feed the smaller chicks first.
她发现这情况很有趣：鸡妈妈总是先喂较小的鸡宝宝。
词义同 mommy，可换用。
My mummy/mommy always makes cakes for me.
妈咪经常做蛋糕给我吃。
That's what my mummy/mommy said when she found out she was pregnant with me.
那是我妈妈在发现自己怀上我的时候说的话。
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