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mum noun
⇨ mother mother, father noun mother ♦︎ father ♦︎ parent ♦︎ mum/mom ♦︎ dad ♦︎ daddy ♦︎ mummy/mommy ♦︎ guardian ♦︎ stepfather/stepmother ♦︎ folksThese are all words for a man or woman who has a child or children. 这些词均表示父亲或母亲。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a good / bad mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad◆a caring / loving / doting / devoted / proud mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad◆a stern / strict mother / father / parent / guardian / stepfather / stepmother◆a / sb's new mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad / stepfather / stepmother◆a single mother / father / parent / mum / mom◆(an) unmarried mother / father / parents / mum◆a widowed mother / father / parent◆sb's birth / real / biological / natural mother / father / parents◆a foster mother / father / parent / mum◆sb's adoptive mother / father / parents◆a surrogate mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad◆(a) working mother / parents / mum / mom◆to take after / inherit sth from your mother / father / parents / mum / mom / dad / daddy / mummy / mommy◆to become a / sb's mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad / guardian / stepfather / stepmother■ mother [countable] a woman who has a son or daughter, or a female animal who has produced young; a person who is acting as a mother to a child 母亲；妈妈◆the relationship between mother and baby母婴关系◆She's the mother of twins.她有一对双胞胎。◆She was a wonderful mother to both her natural and adopted children.她对亲生的和领养的孩子都很好。◆an expectant (= pregnant) mother孕妇◆the mother chimpanzee caring for her young照料幼崽的母猩猩▸ motherly adjective ◆motherly love / advice / instincts慈母般的爱／忠告；母亲的本能■ father a man who has a son or daughter, or a male animal who has young; a person who is acting as the father to a child 父亲；爸爸◆Ben's a wonderful father.本是个极好的父亲。◆You've been like a father to me.你对我一直像父亲一样。◆Our new boss is a father of three (= he has three children).我们的新老板是三个孩子的父亲。▸ fatherly adjective ◆fatherly advice慈父般的忠告■ parent [countable, usually plural] a person's father or mother 父亲（或母亲）◆He's still living with his parents.他仍然和父母住在一起。◆There are many more single parent families than there used to be.现在的单亲家庭比过去增加了很多。▸ parental / /pəˈrentl/ / adjective [usually before noun] ◆parental responsibility / rights父母的责任／权利▸ parenting noun [uncountable] ◆good / poor parenting教养有方／无方◆parenting skills / classes教养子女的技巧／课程■ mum (BrE) (NAmE mom) [countable] (informal, especially spoken) (often used as a name 常用作称呼) a mother 妈妈；妈◆My mum says I can't go.我妈说我不能去。◆Mom can speak French and Spanish.妈妈会说法语和西班牙语。◆Happy Birthday, Mom.妈妈，生日快乐！◆A lot of mums and dads have the same worries.许多父母都有同样的担忧。◆The group is aimed at new mums with young babies.该群体针对的是初为人母的女性。■ dad [countable] (informal, especially spoken) (often used as a name 常用作称呼) a father 爸爸；爸；爹爹◆That's my dad over there.那边那位是我爸爸。◆Do you live with your mum or your dad?你和妈妈还是和爸爸住在一起？◆Is it OK if I borrow the car, Dad?爸爸，借用一下汽车好吗？NOTE 辨析 Mother and father or mum and dad?In spoken language, mum/mom and dad are much more frequent. It sounds formal to say my mother/father. 在口语中，mum（或mom）和dad常用得多。my mother/father听上去很正式。■ daddy [countable] (informal, especially spoken) (used especially by or to young children, often as a name 尤作儿语，常作称呼) a father 爸爸；爸；爹爹◆What does your daddy look like?你爸爸长什么样？◆Daddy, where are you?爸爸，你在哪儿？◆Come to Daddy.到爸爸这儿来。■ mummy (BrE) (NAmE mommy) [countable] (informal, especially spoken) (used especially by or to young children, often as a name 尤作儿语，常作称呼) a mother 妈咪◆'I want my mummy!' he wailed.他哭叫着：“我要妈妈！”◆My knee hurts, Mommy!妈妈，我膝盖疼！◆Mummy and Daddy will be back soon.爸爸妈妈就要回来了。■ guardian /ˈgɑːdiən; NAmE ˈgɑːrdiən/ [countable] a person who is legally responsible for the care of another person, especially a child whose parents have died （尤指双亲已故的孩子的）监护人◆I was left alone to live with my aunt, who became my legal guardian.我被孤零零地撇下跟姨妈生活，她成了我的法定监护人。■ stepfather ■ stepmother [countable] the man/woman who is married to your mother/father, but who is not your real father/mother 继父；继母◆He lives at home with his mother and stepfather.他跟母亲和继父一起住在家里。◆Is there a wicked stepmother in your story?你的故事里是否有一个邪恶的继母？ⓘ The word step-parent can be used, but it is not common. * step-parent可用，但不常用。■ folks /fəʊks; NAmE foʊks/ [plural] (especially NAmE, informal) your parents 老爸老妈◆I'm going to see my folks this weekend.我打算这周末去看我老爸老妈。 see also folk ⇨ people 1 |