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

• Many mothers and children tumble into poverty after divorce
  很多母亲和孩子在离婚后陷入贫困。
• We all too easily point out our mothers 'failings.
  我们都太过轻易地指出母亲的缺点。
• 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。
• Many daughters assume that their mothers are invulnerable.
  很多女儿都认为她们的母亲无比坚强。
• Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep.
  母亲们一般让婴儿平躺着睡。
• 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。
• Inevitably those who suffer the most are the mothers and children
  妇女和儿童必然是最遭罪的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。