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IELTS BNC: 306 COCA: 229

mother

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moth·er1 /ˈmʌðə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]  
1  MOTHERa female parent of a child or animal 母亲，妈妈；母兽，母畜，母禽
 His mother and father are both doctors.
他的父母都是医生。
mother of two/three etc (=mother of two/three etc children) 两个/三个等孩子的母亲
 Janet is a full-time teacher and a mother of two.
珍妮特是全职教师，还是两个孩子的母亲。
 the relationship between mother and child
母亲和孩子之间的关系
 Goodnight, Mother.
晚安，妈妈。
 Mother said they’d met at university.
母亲说他们是在大学里认识的。
 If food is scarce, the mother will feed the smaller, weaker chicks.
如果食物稀少，母禽就喂较小、较弱的幼禽。
mother cat/bird/hen etc (=an animal that is a mother) 母猫/雌鸟/母鸡等
2  be (like) a mother to somebody MOTHERto care for someone as if you were their mother 像母亲般照料某人
 She’s like a mother to them. If they need anything she always helps out.
她就像他们的母亲一样，他们需要什么她总是帮忙解决。
3. like a mother hen PROTECTif someone behaves like a mother hen, they try to protect their children too much and worry about them all the time 像只老母鸡〔指过分保护子女并时时为他们操心〕
4  learn/be taught something at your mother’s knee LEARNto learn something when you are a very young child 年幼时就学习/被教会某事
 the prayers which he had been taught at his mother’s knee
他在母亲的膝头上学会的祷告
5  the mother of something 
a) COME FROM/ORIGINATEthe origin or cause of something …之母，…的根由[根源]
 Westminster is known as ‘the mother of parliaments’.
威斯敏斯特以“议会之母”闻名。
 Necessity is the mother of invention (=people have good ideas when the situation makes it necessary).
需求是发明之母。
b) informalBAD a very severe or extreme type of something, usually something bad 很严重[极端]的某事
 I woke up with the mother of all hangovers.
我醒来时宿醉反应很严重。
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the mother of something• the mother of all battles• Necessity is the mother of invention.• I woke up with the mother of all hangovers.
6  spoken especially American EnglishAmEBIG something very large and usually very good 大家伙〔一般指很好的东西〕
 a real mother of a car
真正的巨型好车
7. American EnglishAmE taboo spokenINSULTDON'T LIKE motherfucker 混账东西，杂种
n8. → Mother
n THESAURUS
mother a female parent
My mother and father are both teachers.
mum British EnglishBrE informal, mom American EnglishAmE informal used when talking to your father, or about someone’s father
My mum and dad won’t mind if you want to stay the night.
Mom, where’s my sweater?
mummy British EnglishBrE, mommy American EnglishAmE a name for mother, which is used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children
Where’s Mummy, Abbie?
ma American EnglishAmE old-fashioned used when talking to your mother, or about someone’s mother
Ma stirred the soup on the stove.
mama old-fashioned used when talking to your mother, or about someone’s mother
Mama seldom disagreed with Papa.
stepmother (also stepmum British EnglishBrE informal, stepmom American EnglishAmE informal) a woman who is married to your father, who is not your mother but often acts as your parent
the wicked stepmother in fairy stories
Examples from the Corpus
mother• Mother just loved crossword puzzles.• a mother hen and her chicks• Like most mothers, I always feel anxious when my children come home late.• My mother and father are both teachers.• My mother says I have to be home by 9 o'clock.• The 29-year-old mother of two was attacked while walking her dog in woods near her home.• a real mother of a car• As a single mother, Linda relies on state benefits which are nowhere near enough.
Mother
RRCused to address the woman who is in charge of a convent 院长嬤嬤〔对女修道院院长的称呼〕
mother2 verb [transitiveT]  
MOTHERto look after and protect someone as if you were their mother, especially by being too kind and doing everything for them 像母亲般照管；〔尤指〕溺爱
 I don’t like being mothered!
我不喜欢有人像妈妈一样管着我！
Examples from the Corpus
mother• Fair enough-invention had been successfully mothered again by NECessity.• She mothered all of them in a way that Jennie could not now she was becoming more erratic.• But why discuss mothering alone in a book about redefining motherhood?• Brenda just tries to mother everyone.• A new kind of mothering exists between these two extremes, at the locus of self.• In such societies girls learn mothering from their earliest years, usually by mothering their brothers and sisters.
Origin mother1
Old English modor
moth·er1 noun →n THESAURUS1Mothermother2 verb
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IELTS BNC: 306 COCA: 229
mother

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MOTHER ADJECTIVE➤lone, single, unmarried, unwed單身母親；未婚媽媽◇She felt proud that she had raised four children as a lone mother.她獨自養育了 4 個孩子，為此她感到驕傲。➤married已婚母親➤widowed寡母➤divorced離婚母親➤lesbian同性戀母親➤biological, birth, natural, real生身母親；生母➤surrogate代孕母親➤adoptive, custodial, foster養母；享有監護權的母親▸➤adolescent, teen, teenage, young未成年母親；十幾歲的媽媽；年輕媽媽➤ageing/aging, elderly, old年邁的母親➤ailing, sick疾病纏身的／生病的母親◇He has cared for his sick mother for years.他照顧生病的母親已經好幾年了。➤dead, deceased, late去世的媽媽；已故的母親➤dying臨終的母親➤caring, devoted, excellent, good, loving, wonderful關懷體貼的媽媽；盡心盡責的母親；好母親；慈母；了不起的母親➤proud自豪的母親◇the proud mother of the bride新娘自豪的母親➤doting, overprotective溺愛孩子的母親；過度保護的母親➤stern嚴厲的母親➤domineering, overbearing專橫的／霸道的母親➤abusive暴虐的母親➤bad, unfit不合格的母親◇The court decided she was an unfit mother.法庭判定她作為母親沒有盡責。➤anxious, distraught, frantic, worried焦急的／憂心如焚的／急得發狂的／憂心忡忡的母親◇Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.她母親憂心如焚，在電話旁守了一個晚上。➤grieving悲傷的母親➤expectant, pregnant待產婦；準媽媽➤first-time初為人母的媽媽➤new新手媽媽➤full-time, stay-at-home全職媽媽；居家媽媽➤working職業母親➤welfare (NAmE) 接受福利救濟的母親➤low-income低收入母親➤breastfeeding, nursing哺乳的母親；奶媽➤beloved, dear親愛的母親◇his beloved mother他摯愛的母親VERB + MOTHER➤resemble, take after像母親◇The boys were like their father, but Louise took after her mother.男孩們長得像父親，但路易絲像她的母親。➤inherit sth from從母親那裏繼承⋯◇She inherited the urge to travel from her mother.她繼承了母親愛四處遊歷的天性。
IELTS BNC: 306 COCA: 229
mother,

father

noun

mother ♦︎ father ♦︎ parent ♦︎ mum/mom ♦︎ dad ♦︎ daddy ♦︎ mummy/mommy ♦︎ guardian ♦︎ stepfather/stepmother ♦︎ folksThese are all words for a man or woman who has a child or children. 这些词均表示父亲或母亲。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a good / bad mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad◆a caring / loving / doting / devoted / proud mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad◆a stern / strict mother / father / parent / guardian / stepfather / stepmother◆a / sb's new mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad / stepfather / stepmother◆a single mother / father / parent / mum / mom◆(an) unmarried mother / father / parents / mum◆a widowed mother / father / parent◆sb's birth / real / biological / natural mother / father / parents◆a foster mother / father / parent / mum◆sb's adoptive mother / father / parents◆a surrogate mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad◆(a) working mother / parents / mum / mom◆to take after / inherit sth from your mother / father / parents / mum / mom / dad / daddy / mummy / mommy◆to become a / sb's mother / father / parent / mum / mom / dad / guardian / stepfather / stepmother■ mother [countable] a woman who has a son or daughter, or a female animal who has produced young; a person who is acting as a mother to a child 母亲；妈妈◆the relationship between mother and baby母婴关系◆She's the mother of twins.她有一对双胞胎。◆She was a wonderful mother to both her natural and adopted children.她对亲生的和领养的孩子都很好。◆an expectant (= pregnant) mother孕妇◆the mother chimpanzee caring for her young照料幼崽的母猩猩▸ motherly

adjective

◆motherly love / advice / instincts慈母般的爱／忠告；母亲的本能■ father a man who has a son or daughter, or a male animal who has young; a person who is acting as the father to a child 父亲；爸爸◆Ben's a wonderful father.本是个极好的父亲。◆You've been like a father to me.你对我一直像父亲一样。◆Our new boss is a father of three (= he has three children).我们的新老板是三个孩子的父亲。▸ fatherly

adjective

◆fatherly advice慈父般的忠告■ parent [countable, usually plural] a person's father or mother 父亲（或母亲）◆He's still living with his parents.他仍然和父母住在一起。◆There are many more single parent families than there used to be.现在的单亲家庭比过去增加了很多。▸ parental pəˈrentl

adjective

 [usually before noun] ◆parental responsibility / rights父母的责任／权利▸ parenting

noun

 [uncountable] ◆good / poor parenting教养有方／无方◆parenting skills / classes教养子女的技巧／课程■ mum (BrE) (NAmE mom) [countable] (informal, especially spoken) (often used as a name 常用作称呼) a mother 妈妈；妈◆My mum says I can't go.我妈说我不能去。◆Mom can speak French and Spanish.妈妈会说法语和西班牙语。◆Happy Birthday, Mom.妈妈，生日快乐！◆A lot of mums and dads have the same worries.许多父母都有同样的担忧。◆The group is aimed at new mums with young babies.该群体针对的是初为人母的女性。■ dad [countable] (informal, especially spoken) (often used as a name 常用作称呼) a father 爸爸；爸；爹爹◆That's my dad over there.那边那位是我爸爸。◆Do you live with your mum or your dad?你和妈妈还是和爸爸住在一起？◆Is it OK if I borrow the car, Dad?爸爸，借用一下汽车好吗？NOTE 辨析 Mother and father or mum and dad?In spoken language, mum/mom and dad are much more frequent. It sounds formal to say my mother/father. 在口语中，mum（或mom）和dad常用得多。my mother/father听上去很正式。■ daddy [countable] (informal, especially spoken) (used especially by or to young children, often as a name 尤作儿语，常作称呼) a father 爸爸；爸；爹爹◆What does your daddy look like?你爸爸长什么样？◆Daddy, where are you?爸爸，你在哪儿？◆Come to Daddy.到爸爸这儿来。■ mummy (BrE) (NAmE mommy) [countable] (informal, especially spoken) (used especially by or to young children, often as a name 尤作儿语，常作称呼) a mother 妈咪◆'I want my mummy!' he wailed.他哭叫着：“我要妈妈！”◆My knee hurts, Mommy!妈妈，我膝盖疼！◆Mummy and Daddy will be back soon.爸爸妈妈就要回来了。■ guardian ˈgɑːdiən; NAmE ˈgɑːrdiən [countable] a person who is legally responsible for the care of another person, especially a child whose parents have died （尤指双亲已故的孩子的）监护人◆I was left alone to live with my aunt, who became my legal guardian.我被孤零零地撇下跟姨妈生活，她成了我的法定监护人。■ stepfather ■ stepmother [countable] the man/woman who is married to your mother/father, but who is not your real father/mother 继父；继母◆He lives at home with his mother and stepfather.他跟母亲和继父一起住在家里。◆Is there a wicked stepmother in your story?你的故事里是否有一个邪恶的继母？ⓘ The word step-parent can be used, but it is not common. * step-parent可用，但不常用。■ folks fəʊks; NAmE foʊks [plural] (especially NAmE, informal) your parents 老爸老妈◆I'm going to see my folks this weekend.我打算这周末去看我老爸老妈。   see also folk ⇨ people 1
IELTS BNC: 306 COCA: 229

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