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

• These mothers often abandoned their children because of fear of scandal.
  这些母亲经常会因为害怕流言蜚语而抛弃自己的孩子。
• All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home.
  孩子初次出门，母亲总要为之担心。
• Many mothers schooled their daughters in the myth of female inferiority
  许多母亲把男尊女卑的错误观念传给了她们的女儿。
• 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。
• Inevitably those who suffer the most are the mothers and children
  妇女和儿童必然是最遭罪的。
• 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。
• I had fantasies, as do all mothers, about how life would be when my girls were grown
  和所有母亲一样，我对女儿们长大后的生活怀有幻想。
• Many mothers see their son as a potential protector and provider.
  许多母亲将儿子看成是未来的保护人和赡养人。
• We all too easily point out our mothers 'failings.
  我们都太过轻易地指出母亲的缺点。
• 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。