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foster verb
⇨ bring sb up (foster a child) ⇨ promote (foster innovation)bring sb up phrasal verb bring sb up ♦︎ adopt ♦︎ raise ♦︎ rear ♦︎ foster ♦︎ be born and bredThese words all refer to how a child grows up and is cared for. 这些词均表示抚养、养育、培养。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be brought up / raised / reared / born and bred in a place◆to be brought up / raised / reared / born and bred as sth◆to be brought up / raised / reared / born and bred (as) a Catholic / Protestant / Muslim / Jew, etc.◆to bring up / adopt / raise / rear / foster a child◆to bring up / adopt / raise / rear a daughter / son / family◆to bring up / adopt / raise / foster a baby◆to raise / rear young / animals / sheep / chickens / poultry■ ˌbring sb ˈup phrasal verb [often passive] to care for a child, teaching him/her how to behave, until he/she is grown up 抚养；养育；教养◆She brought up five children.她抚育了五个孩子。◆He was brought up by his aunt.他是由姨妈带大的。◆What a well brought up child!多么有教养的孩子！◆They were brought up (= taught as children) to respect authority.他们从小就被教导尊重权威。■ adopt [intransitive, transitive] to take sb else's child into your family and become its legal parent(s) 收养；领养◆He led a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt.他领导了鼓励无子女夫妇领养孩子的运动。◆She was forced to have her baby adopted.她被迫把婴儿给人收养了。 see also take sb in ⇨ accommodate ▸ adoption /əˈdɒpʃn; NAmE əˈdɑːpʃn/ noun [uncountable, countable] ◆She put the baby up for adoption.她提出要让人收养那个婴儿。■ raise [transitive, often passive] (especially NAmE) to care for a child or young animal until it is grown up 养育（幼儿或幼兽）；抚养；培养◆They were both raised in the South.他俩都是在南方长大的。◆These kids have been raised on a diet of hamburgers.这些孩子是吃汉堡包长大的。◆I was born and raised a city boy.我是个在都市里出生长大的男孩子。 see also raise ⇨ keep 4 NOTE 辨析 Bring sb up or raise?When it is used in British English to talk about caring for a child, raise is slightly more formal than bring sb up. 在英式英语中，表示养育孩子时，raise较bring sb up略正式。■ rear /rɪə(r); NAmE rɪr/ [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to care for young animals or children until they are grown up 养育（幼兽或幼儿）；抚养；培养◆She reared a family of five on her own.她一个人养活了五个孩子。◆Lions usually manage to rear about half the number of cubs born to them.狮子通常设法喂养大约半数自己所生的幼崽。 see also rear ⇨ keep 4 NOTE 辨析 Raise or rear? Raise is more often used to talk about children; rear is more often used to talk about animals. * raise较常指养育孩子，rear较常指喂养动物。■ foster [transitive, intransitive] (especially BrE) to take sb else's child into your family for a period of time, without becoming his or her legal parent(s) 代养，抚育，照料（他人子女）◆They have fostered over 60 children during the past ten years.过去十年间他们抚育了60多个孩子。◆We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.我们不能领养孩子，所以决定代养一个。▸ foster adjective [only before noun] ◆a foster mother / father / family / child / home代养母亲／父亲；代养的家庭／小孩；寄养家庭◆foster parents代养父母◆foster care寄养照管■ be ˌborn and ˈbred idiom to have been born and to have grown up in a particular place with a particular background and education （在某地）出生长大；受过⋯熏陶◆He was born and bred in Boston.他生于波士顿，长于波士顿。◆I'm a Londoner, born and bred.我是个土生土长的伦敦人。 promote verb promote ♦︎ foster ♦︎ further ♦︎ advance ♦︎ spurThese words all mean to help sth to develop or succeed. 这些词均表示促进、增进。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to promote / foster / further / advance understanding (of sth)◆to promote / further / advance sb's interests / career◆to promote / further / advance a cause◆to promote / foster / spur development / growth◆to promote / foster awareness (of sth)◆to further / advance knowledge◆to actively / directly / deliberately / intentionally / energetically promote / foster sth■ promote [transitive] (rather formal) to help sth to happen or develop 促进；推动◆These measures are designed to promote economic growth.这些措施的目的是促进经济增长。◆Basketball stars from the US have helped promote the sport in Italy and Spain.美国的篮球明星促进了这项运动在意大利和西班牙的发展。◆The church tries to promote racial harmony.教会努力促进种族和谐。▸ promotion noun [uncountable] ◆ (formal) a society for the promotion of religious tolerance一个促进宗教包容性的团体■ foster [transitive] (rather formal, written) to encourage sth to grow and develop 促进；培养；鼓励◆The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community.俱乐部的宗旨是促进社区内人们关系的和谐。◆The school has carefully fostered its progressive image.该校精心打造了一个开明进步的形象。■ further [transitive] (rather formal) to help sth to develop or succeed 促进；增进◆She took the new job to further her career.为了事业的进一步发展她接受了这个新岗位。◆We are committed to furthering the interests of our members.我们承诺要增进成员的利益。■ advance [transitive] (rather formal) to help sth to develop or to succeed 促进；增进◆Will excavating this site advance our knowledge of history in a significant way?发掘这个古迹将在很大程度上增进我们对历史的了解吗？NOTE 辨析 Promote, foster, further or advance? Foster is usually used to talk about encouraging sth which does not yet exist or is new or just starting. Further and advance are used to talk about helping sth to develop more or be more successful than it already is. Promote is used in both contexts. * foster通常指培养尚未存在或初见端倪的事物。further和advance指促进事物的完善和成功。promote可用于这两种语境。■ spur (-rr-) [transitive] (written) to make sth happen faster or sooner 促进，加速，刺激（某事发生）◆The agreement is essential to spurring economic growth.这项协议对于促进经济增长是至关重要的。◆An increase in the country's arsenal could spur an arms race in the region.该国增加武器装备会刺激这一地区的军备竞赛。 |