- 词义辨析
foster, cherish, cultivate, nurse, nurture
这组词都可表示“照料或培育某人或某事”。它们的区别在于:nurse通常指养育婴儿或幼兽或照料无力自顾的病人; cherish着重指抚育或爱护; cultivate则指培养某种理想中的事物或感情; foster指鼓励、扶植或促进某事物的增长和发展; nurture则强调对后来发展起决定作用的教养或训练。例如:All her time goes into nursing her old father.她的全部时间都用来看护她的老父亲。They have cherished the child as one of their own.他们把这个小孩当作自己的亲生子女来抚养。He cultivates an appreciation of abstract art.他培养对抽象艺术的鉴赏力。The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music by taking him to concerts when he was young.母亲设法培养儿子对音乐的兴趣,在他很小的时候就带他去参加音乐会。Nurture your mind with good reading.以优秀的读物来发展你的心智。
nurse,tend,foster,cultivate,cherish
这些动词都含“照料、培育”之意。nurse通常指对无力自顾的婴儿、病人等进行照料或护理。tend指出于责任心、博爱心而不是私人感情去对人或物进行照顾。foster指对孩子的关心、鼓励、供养及抚养其成长;也指鼓励、促进事物的增长与发展。cultivate具体意义指耕耘、培育植物;抽象意义指培养兴趣或向往的理想事物。cherish强调抚育或爱抚。
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口诀记忆法
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- 近义词
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重要短语
foster a child 收养孩子
foster an attitude 滋长某种情绪
foster an impression 加深印象
foster an interest 培养兴趣
foster care 看护;照顾
foster home 寄养家庭;抚养孤儿的家庭
foster father 养父
foster son 养子
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They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster.
他们怀疑内维尔和福斯特先生交换了秘密情报。
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The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh.
优胜者分别是:E.沃克、R.福斯特、R.盖茨和A.麦金托什。
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Gay men are now eligible to become foster parents whether they are single or have partners.
无论是单身还是有伴侣,同性恋者现在都可以领养孩子了。
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ABCSee what Billy Joel , Jodie Foster and others had to say to graduates.
看看彼利.周, 朱迪. 福斯特对毕业生说了什么?
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It might be possible for a single woman to be accepted as a foster parent.
有可能会接受单身女子作为领养人。
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The mayor has tried to foster civic pride by having a new public library built in the city.
市长试图在城市里建造一座新的图书馆以此来培养市民的荣誉感.
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Environment of my province geography is superior, suit to foster race most.
我省地理环境优越, 最适合培养赛马.
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The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.
队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神.
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Ms. Foster, seeing the hunting cabin on the hill, knew it could be her dream house.
当“佛斯特”女士看到山顶上的那个猎人用过的小房子时, 她就知道,那里就是她梦想中的小屋.
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他说,发达国家有责任促进全球经济增长,以帮助新兴民主国家。
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He may have had some suspicions of Michael Foster, the editor of the journal.
他可能对杂志主编迈克尔·福斯特有些怀疑。
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We are looking for foster carers who can care for a child for a few days.
我们在找寄养家庭,帮忙照看一个孩子几天。
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The bright and telegenic Miss Foster is being paid around £90,000 a year for her exclusive deal.
福斯特小姐头脑聪明,镜头感十足,凭其独家节目拿到约9万英镑的年薪。
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He has spent most of his life being shunted between his mother, father and various foster families.
他一生中的大部分时间都在他母亲、父亲及各种各样的寄养家庭之间辗转度过。
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After due consideration it was decided to send him away to live with foster parents.
充分考虑之后决定将他送到养父母那儿生活。
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- 相关词组
- foster parents养父母;
- John Foster Dulles约翰福斯特杜勒斯
- foster childn.养子,养女;
- foster parentn.养父母;
- foster mothern.养母;
- foster brother同奶兄弟;
- foster fathern.养父;
- foster care看护;
- foster homen.抚养孤儿的家庭;
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