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词汇 mother
释义 mother
noun
uk /ˈmʌð.ər/ us /ˈmʌð.ɚ/

mothernoun (PARENT)


A1[ C ]
a female parent: 母亲;妈妈
My mother was 21 when she got married.我母亲结婚时21岁。
mothers and fathersAll the mothers and fathers had been invited to the end-of-term concert.所有的父母都被邀请参加期末音乐会。
The little kittens and their mother were all curled up asleep in the same basket.小猫咪和它们的妈妈在同一个篮子里蜷曲着睡着了。
[ as form of address ]formal or old-fashionedMay I borrow your car, Mother?我能借你的车用用吗,妈妈?
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

your parents
parentMy parents died when I was young.
biological parentSome children are raised by grandparents or other family members, instead of their biological parents.
adoptive parentWhen he was 7 months old, his mother gave him up to his adoptive parents.
motherHave you met my mother?
fatherMy father fully supports my life choices.
mumUKMy mum and dad go there every year.
My mother smiled encouragingly at me as I went up on stage.当我上台时,我妈妈对我露出鼓励的微笑。
His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.他6岁时母亲的过世对他的影响很大。
Like many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work.
The supermarket was full of harassed-looking mothers with young children.
All the mothers and fathers had been invited to the end-of-term concert.所有的父母都被邀请参加期末音乐会。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Family: relations in general
anti-family
aunt
auntie
baby daddy
baby mama
family man
father
fatherhood
filial
filially
kinship
kinsman
kinswoman
kith and kin
long-lost
relationship
relative
removed
second cousin
sib

mothernoun (RELIGIOUS WOMAN)


[ C ](alsoMother)
the title of a woman who is in charge of, or who has a high rank within, a convent (= house of religious women): (对女修道院院长或较高职位修女的称呼)
Mother Theresa特雷莎修女
mother superiorShe is our convent's mother superior.
[ as form of address ]Good morning, Mother.早上好,院长。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Religious titles
beadle
brother
eminence
father
Fr.
grace
lama
Monsignor
Msgr
pandit
pope
rev
Reverend
right
S, s
saint
st
swami
the Very Reverend
Vicar of Christ

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Religious people: monks & nuns

mothernoun (FOR FOOD)


[ C or U ](alsomother dough)
a mixture used for making sourdough bread, consisting of flour and water that has been allowed to ferment(= to undergo a chemical process of being broken down by bacteria or yeasts) and has been kept from a previous occasion when bread was made:
Head baker Saci made his mother nearly twenty years ago.
He shows them how to mix older mother dough with fresh new dough for the perfect balance of flavour.
[ C or U ]
a substance used for making any food or drink that is fermented(= that undergoes a chemical process of being broken down by bacteria or yeasts), that is kept from a previous occasion when the food or drink was made :
The kefir mother grows slowly from batch to batch.
Here's how to grow a kombucha mother.
Organic, unfiltered apple cider vinegar also contains "mother", strands of proteins, enzymes and friendly bacteria that give the product a murky appearance.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Flour & yeast
all-purpose flour
baker's yeast
besan
blue corn
cassava
flour
flourless
floury
gluten
graham flour
nooch
nutritional yeast
oatmeal
patent flour
pinole
stoneground
unbolted
wheatmeal
wholegrain
wholemeal

Idioms


at your mother's knee
the mother of something
the mother of all something
mother
verb[ T ]
 often disapprovinguk /ˈmʌð.ər/ us /ˈmʌð.ɚ/
to treat a person with great kindness and love and to try to protect them from anything dangerous or difficult: 像母亲般照管;溺爱
Stop mothering her - she's 40 years old and can take care of herself.别再溺爱她了,她已经40岁了,可以照顾自己了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Defending and protecting
air defence
anti-bug
anti-mosquito
baby
bandobast
cocoon
defensive
duck
duck and coveridiom
embedded
featherbedding
fight back
hedge
insulate
poisonous
security light
self-protective
self-protectiveness
shelter
sheltered

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Treating someone well

mother | American Dictionary


mother
noun
us/ˈmʌð·ər/

mothernoun (PARENT)


[ C ]
a female parent:
My mother was 20 when I was born.
Mother, where’s my red blouse?

mothernoun (EXTREME THING)


[ U ]
the largest or most extreme example of something:
They got caught in a mother of a storm.
mother
verb[ T ]
us/ˈmʌð·ər/

motherverb[T] (PARENT)


to treat someone with kindness and affection and try to protect that person from danger or difficulty:
Leave me alone – I don’t need to be mothered.
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