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

• New mothers have been observed to touch the feet and hands first, then the body, and then the baby's face.
  人们注意到，新妈妈们先摸摸婴儿的手和脚，接着是身体，然后是脸。
• I have often talked about why we want to be mothers, but none of us can describe the urge exactly.
  我经常谈到我们为什么想做母亲，但没有一个人能准确地描述这种冲动。
• Older mothers tend to be too idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood.
  较年长的母亲往往对身为人母的乐趣过于理想化。
• Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep.
  母亲们一般让婴儿平躺着睡。
• Inevitably those who suffer the most are the mothers and children
  妇女和儿童必然是最遭罪的。
• The Minister gave a strong hint that the government were thinking of introducing tax concessions for mothers
  部长明显地暗示政府正在考虑对母亲们实行税收减免。
• We all too easily point out our mothers 'failings.
  我们都太过轻易地指出母亲的缺点。
• 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。
• Most mothers are insecure about their performance as mothers.
  大多数母亲对自己为人母的表现都不是很自信。
• 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。