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mother (EN)
名词,动词

名词 “mother”

mother,复 mothers
  1. 母亲
    Her mother taught her how to cook.
  2. 孕妇
    Expectant mothers should receive proper care.
  3. 起源
    They say that necessity is the mother of invention.
  4. 在发酵过程中形成的一种由细菌组成的物质,如在醋中。
    She added some mother to start the vinegar fermentation.
  5. 母亲(指某种事物中最大或最极端的)
    They faced the mother of all storms.
  6. 修女院院长
    Mother Superior led the convent with kindness.
  7. (俚语,委婉语)“motherfucker”的缩写;用作咒骂语。
    He shouted "Mother!" after stubbing his toe.

动词 “mother”

不定式 mother; 三单 mothers; 过式 mothered; 过分 mothered; 动名 mothering
  1. 照顾(像母亲一样)
    She mothered the orphaned child as if he were her own.
  2. 生育或养育孩子
    She mothered three children while working full-time.
  3. 使发酵液体中形成母体的物质。
    He mothered the cider to make vinegar.