baby的汉语

时间: 2024-11-09 07:14:00

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baby
/ 5beibi /

◙ (pl. -ies)
1. a very young child, especially one that is newly or recently born
• 婴儿（尤指新生儿）
»his wife's just had a baby.
  他妻子刚生了个孩子。
»[as modifier] baby girl.
  女婴儿。
  a young or newly born animalthe youngest member of a family or group
• （动物）幼崽；幼鸟老幺（家庭或群体中年纪最小的人）
»Clara was the baby of the family.
  克拉拉是家里的老幺。
  a timid or childish person
• 胆小的人；幼稚的人
»‘Don't be such a baby!’ she said witheringly.
  “别像个孩子似的！”她尖刻地说。
  (figurative)(one's baby)one's particular responsibility, achievement, or concern
• [喻] 责任；成就；兴趣
2. [informal] a young woman or a person with whom one is having a romantic relationship (often as a form of address)
• [非正式] 宝贝儿（指年轻女子或爱人，常用于称呼）
»my baby left me for another guy.
  我的宝贝儿离开我，跟另一个家伙走了。
  a thing regarded with affection or familiarity
• 宝贝（喜爱或熟悉的东西）
»this baby can reach speeds of 120 mph.
  这辆宝贝每小时能跑到120英里。
◙ adjective
1. [attrib.] comparatively small or immature of its kind
• （幼）小的；小型的
»a baby version of the Oxford movement.
  牛津运动的微型版。
  (of vegetables) picked before reaching their usual size
• （蔬菜）嫩的；未完全长熟就采摘的
»baby carrots.
  嫩胡萝卜。
◙ (-ies, -ied)
1. [with obj.] treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards
• 当作婴儿对待

【IDIOMS】

◘ throw the baby out (或 away) with the bathwater
1. discard something valuable along with other things that are inessential or undesirable
• 把洗澡水连同孩子一起倒掉，丢弃糟粕精华也扔了

【派生】

♦ babyhood noun

【语源】

1. late Middle English : probably imitative of an infant's first attempts at speech