mothers

英 [ˈmʌðəz]

美 [ˈmʌðərz]

n.  母亲; 妈妈; 对女修道院院长的尊称
v.  给以母亲的关爱; 像母亲般地照顾
mother的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-FAMILY 母亲;妈妈
  Yourmotheris the woman who gave birth to you. You can also call someone yourmotherif she brings you up as if she was this woman.
  1. She sat on the edge of her mother's bed...
     她坐在母亲床边。
  2. She's an English teacher and a mother of two children...
     她是英语教师，还是两个孩子的母亲。
  3. Mother and child form a close attachment...
     母子情深。
  4. I'm here, Mother.
     我在这儿呢，妈妈。
• VERB (通常指母亲)照看，抚养，养育
  If a womanmothersa child, she looks after it and brings it up, usually because she is its mother.
  1. Colleen had dreamed of mothering a large family.
     科琳曾梦想抚养一群孩子。
• VERB 爱护;溺爱
  If youmothersomeone, you treat them with great care and affection, as if they were a small child.
  1. She felt a great need to mother him...
     她迫切地感到要细心照料他。
  2. Stop mothering me.
     别再宠我了。

双语例句

• We all too easily point out our mothers 'failings.
  我们都太过轻易地指出母亲的缺点。
• The lack of childcare provisions made it difficult for single mothers to get jobs
  由于缺乏保育服务，单身母亲很难找到工作。
• Young people and nursing mothers are exempted from charges.
  未成年人和哺乳期女性免予起诉。
• Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers
  晚育的女性经常会成为最优秀的母亲。
• All mothers share to some extent in the tension of a wedding
  从某种程度上说，所有的母亲在婚礼上多少都有点紧张。
• Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep.
  母亲们一般让婴儿平躺着睡。
• He was worried sick about what our mothers would say.
  对于我们双方的母亲会说什么他十分担心。
• Mothers may also misread signals and think the baby is crying because he is hungry.
  母亲们也可能误以为宝宝哭是因为肚子饿了。
• In one room, young mothers weave while babies doze in their laps.
  在一间屋子里，年轻的母亲们在织布，而她们的孩子就在她们膝上打盹。
• The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.
  埃米遇见的准妈妈们个个洋溢着自豪和喜悦。