fosters

英 [ˈfɒstəz]

美 [ˈfɑːstərz]

v.  促进; 助长; 培养; 鼓励; 代养，抚育，照料(他人子女一段时间)
foster的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 寄养的;代养的
  Fosterparents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parents. The child is referred to as theirfosterchild.
  1. Little Jack was placed with foster parents...
     小杰克和养父母住在一起。
  2. The foster mother was a wonderful, warm person.
     寄养母是一个很不错的热心人。
• VERB 寄养;代养
  If youfostera child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent.
  1. She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children.
     从那以后她代养了 100 多个孩子，并从中得到快乐。
• VERB 促进;鼓励;培养
  Tofostersomething such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop.
  1. He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster global economic growth to help new democracies...
     他说，发达国家有责任促进全球经济增长，以帮助新兴民主国家。
  2. Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.
     地产贬值引发了现金危机。

双语例句

• Too rigid parental control fosters rebellion in children.
  父母管教过严会促使子女反抗。
• This fosters a creative research community.
  这培育了一个创造性的科研界。
• Their mutual need for emotional security fosters extreme loyalty to one another.
  双方对于情感安全的需要让这对鸳鸯极为忠诚。
• This increases transparency, collateral thinking and fosters an area of innovation.
  这可以增加透明度、附属思想，并鼓励在某一领域创新。
• This course fosters the development of aural skills that lead to an understanding of Western music.
  本课程通过了解和感悟西方音乐来学习各种听力技巧。
• The lack of understanding fosters feelings of hatred between the two nations.
  缺乏了解助长两国之间的仇意。
• The result is a framework that embraces radical compromises and fosters radical productivity.
  结果就是这样一个框架：既有根本上的折衷，又促进了根本性的生产率改进。
• Zinc has an antibacterial and antiviral effect in the body and fosters immunity.
  在机体中，锌具有抗菌和抗病毒效果，并促进免疫。
• The functional part of stupidity lubricates the work process and fosters greater certainty and a happier atmosphere.
  愚蠢的功能性润滑了工作流程，有助于营造更大的确定性，并让工作氛围更为融洽。
• E-mail enhances personal initiative and responsibility in an environment that fosters discussion.
  在一个鼓励讨论的环境中，电子信函提高了人们的主动性和责任感。