Fos.ter
foster的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˈfɔ:stə, ˈfɔstə]
KK音标发音: [ˈfɔstɚ, ˈfɑstɚ]
foster的词性:
NONE(无词性)
1. American abolitionist and suffragist who refused to pay taxes on her family's farm because she, not having the right to vote, was not represented politically.
福斯特,阿维盖尔·凯利:(1810-1887) 美国废奴主义者和主张扩大妇女参政权者。由于没有选举权而不享有政治代表权,她拒绝支付她家农场的捐税
fos.ter
foster的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˈfɔ:stə, ˈfɔstə]
KK音标发音: [ˈfɔstɚ, ˈfɑstɚ]
foster的词性:
v.tr.(及物动词)
1. To bring up; nurture:
养育,抚养:
bear and foster offspring.See Synonyms at nurture
生养和抚养后代参见 nurture
2. To promote the growth and development of; cultivate:
促进,培养:促进生长、发展等;培养:
detect and foster artistic talent.See Synonyms at advance
发展并培养艺术才能参见 advance
3. To nurse; cherish:
抱有;怀有:
foster a secret hope.
抱着秘密的希望
foster的词性:
adj.(形容词)
4. Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties:
收养的:对在法律和血缘上没有关系的孩子提供父母般照料的:
foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.
养父母;寄养的祖父母;寄养的家庭
5. Receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties:
被收养的:从和自己没有法律或血缘关系的人那里接受父母般照料的:
foster children.
收养的孩子
foster的词源:
6. Middle English fostren
中古英语 fostren
7. from Old English *f?strian [to nourish]
源自 古英语 *f?strian [养育,怀有(希望,仇恨等)]
8. from f?stor [food, nourishing] * see p3-
源自 f?stor [食物,富有营养的] *参见 p3-