| 词汇 | foster |
| 释义 | foster (adjective) foster 2 ENTRIES FOUND: foster (verb) foster (adjective) 1 foster /ˈfɑːstɚ/ verb fosters; fostered; fostering 1 foster /ˈfɑːstɚ/ verb fosters; fostered; fostering Learner's definition of FOSTER 1 [+ object] : to help (something) grow or develop培养；促进 We are trying to foster [=encourage, promote] a sense of community.我们正在努力培养社区意识。 Such conditions foster the spread of the disease.这样的条件助长了疾病的扩散。 2 : to provide the care that a parent usually gives to a child : to be or become the foster parent of a child领养；收养 [+ object] Would you consider fostering a child?你会考虑收养一个孩子吗？ [no object] (chiefly Brit) Would you consider fostering?你会考虑收养孩子吗？ 2 foster /ˈfɑːstɚ/ adjective 2 foster /ˈfɑːstɚ/ adjective Learner's definition of FOSTER always used before a noun — used to describe a situation in which for a period of time a child lives with and is cared for by people who are not the child's parents收养的；领养的 They are foster parents to three foster children.他们是三个孩子的养父母。 She's in foster care. = She's in a foster home. [=she is living in a home with and being taken care of by foster parents]她由养父母照顾。 |
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