| 词汇 | foster |
| 释义 | fosterUK:*/ˈfɒstə/US:/ˈfɔstɚ, ˈfɑstɚ/ ,(fô′stər, fos′tər)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 foster [sth] vtr (promote)促进；培养The idea was intended to foster better relations between them.这么做的原意是要促成他们之间更为良好的关系。 foster [sth] vtr figurative (encourage: an attitude)鼓励；助长；促进It's important to foster independence in your child.鼓励孩子独立自主很重要。 foster [sth] vtr figurative (feeling: cherish) (希望、渴望等)心怀，抱有He fostered hopes of returning to his homeland.他抱有回归祖国的希望。 其他翻译 foster adj (parents, child: non-biological)领养的；养（父母、子女）They were his foster parents, not his biological parents.他们是他的养父母，不是生身父母。 foster [sb] vtr (bring up)抚养；照顾They decided to foster the two orphans. 复合形式： foster brother n (brother temporarily adopted) (在同一家庭中养育，但不是同父母的兄弟)义兄弟，同奶兄弟George is my foster brother; that's why he doesn't look like me or anyone else in the family. foster care n (short-term adoption)寄养Most children who grow up in foster care are shuffled from one family to the next. foster child n (child placed with a family)养子；养女；寄养的孩子She became a foster child when both of her parents went to jail. foster daughter n (girl adopted temporarily)养女；寄女Valerie is the Johnsons' foster daughter. foster family n (family who adopt a child temporarily)寄养家庭Lorraine was brought up by her foster family. foster father n (father by temporary adoption) (无正式的法律收养关系)非亲抚养养父 foster home n (child's temporary home)寄养家庭；收养家庭Before being adopted she spent three years in a foster home. foster mother n (mother by temporary adoption)养母My foster mother loved me as dearly as her own children. foster parent n (temporary parent)养父母；继养父母It's not easy being a foster parent, knowing the child could be removed at any time. foster parents npl (temporary adoptive mother and father)养父母Ben and Terry decided to become foster parents when they couldn't have their own children. foster sister n (temporarily adopted female sibling)养姐；养妹Julie is my foster sister; she's been living with us for six months now. foster son n (boy adopted temporarily)养子；寄子Sally's foster son is called Nathan. |
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