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noun (1)
a female parent
She's the mother of three small children.
a woman in authorityspecifically: the superior of a religious community of women
Mother Teresa
source, origin
necessity is the mother of invention
maternal tenderness or affection
all my mother came into mine eyes and gave me up to tears—William Shakespeare
[short for motherfucker] sometimes vulgar motherfucker
something that is an extreme or ultimate example of its kind especially in terms of scale the mother of all ocean liners
the mother of all construction projects
adjective
of, relating to, or being a mother
bearing the relation of a mother
derived from or as if from one's mother
acting as or providing parental stock—used without reference to sex
verb
transitive verb
to give birth to
to give rise to : produce
to care for or protect like a mother
noun (2)
a slimy or gelatinous mass or film that contains bacteria, yeasts, or both, that forms in liquids during the process of fermentation, and that is often used as a starter (see starter entry 1 sense 3b) in the production of certain food and beverage products:
mother of vinegar
After about 2 months, when the alcohol has acidified, or when a taste of the vinegar makes your mouth pucker, it's ready to strain and bottle. (You can save the mother to begin a new batch.)—Tejal Rao
SCOBY The brand's approach includes straining out the mother, leaving the kombucha with more of the mouthfeel of traditional teas and other mainstream beverages.—Dale Buss
A kombucha "mother" floats atop a vat of the fermented tea looking like a brown, gelatinous disk of bacteria and yeast, which it is.—Melissa Nann Burke
a dough of fermented flour and water used as a starter especially in baking : mother dough
Each day pieces are taken and used to create new loaves, and the mother is fed to survive.—Sophie Witts
mothering sundayn. 拜望双亲日(英国的旧母亲节,四旬节后第四个星期日)
"母性关怀",1868年,由 mother (v.)构成的动名词。早期它是指在中期四旬斋星期日(1640年代)用礼物拜访父母的乡村习俗。
Noun (1), Adjective, and Verb Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor; akin to Old High German muoter mother, Latin mater, Greek mētēr, Sanskrit mātṛ Noun (2) archaic mother dregs, lees; akin to Middle Dutch moeder dregs
The first known use of mother was before the 12th century
mother1 of 3noun
a female parent
a woman in authorityespecially: a nun in charge of a convent
an elderly woman
cause entry 1 sense 1, origin
necessity is the mother of invention
mother2 of 3adjective
of or relating to a mother
mother love
being in the relation of a mother to others
a mother country
gotten from or as if from one's mother
mother3 of 3verb
to be or act as mother to
1 She says the men she interviews now have wishlists emphasizing personality and mothering skills.
她说,她现在接待的男士在择偶意向中都强调女方的性格--以及相夫教子的能力.
2 But Paige's mothering instinct was on the alert.
但Paige母性的直觉向她发出了警报。
3 Humans, however, evolved to be cooperative breeders, with the father and other non-mother caregivers, such as siblings and relatives, involved in child-rearing.
4 My mother put me down for dollars150,000 in her will.
我妈妈在她的遗嘱中指名给我150000美元。
5 He aroused her mothering instincts.
他激发了她母性的本能。
6 Princess isn't exactly the mothering kind.
公主不是一个好妈妈.
7 My mother could not come twelve thousand miles from Australia in time of war to meet Bill's girl.
我母亲不可能在战争期间旅行12,000英里从澳大利亚来见比尔的女朋友。
8 Mothering Sunday honored the mother of England.
以此向英国所有的母亲表示敬意.
9 He aroused her mothering instincts.
他激发了她母性的本能。
10 She felt a great need to mother him...
她迫切地感到要细心照料他。
11 Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration.
久而久之,母亲礼拜日和拜望双亲日逐渐合为一体.
12 She came home to meet the shah mothering, built a mothering villas.
贾家为迎接她来省亲, 特盖了一座省亲别墅.
13 But clearly there was more than lack of language here. What was missing was good mothering.
然而很显然除了缺少语言之外还有更多的原因,那就是缺少良好的母亲抚养。
14 The reality of mothering is frequently very different from the romantic ideal.
养育孩子的现实经常与浪漫的理想大相径庭。
15 Stop mothering me.
别再宠我了。
16 Naomi's mothering experiences are poignantly described in her fiction.
娜奥米把她当母亲的经历字字辛酸地写进了小说。
17 The reality of mothering is frequently very different from the romantic ideal.
养育孩子的现实经常与浪漫的理想大相径庭。
18 Without good mothering, in the first year of life especially, the capacity to survive is seriously affected.
没有母亲般的悉心照护,特别是在生命的第一年,婴儿的成活能力受到严重影响。
19 This is an invisible love, there is a great motherly love, so this is two different kinds of mothering!
这是一种无形的爱,有是一种伟大的母爱,因此,这是两种不同的母爱!
20 True mothering starts with unconditional love for another person, without demands or expectations.
真正的“当妈”是无条件对另一个人的爱,没有要求或期待。
1 他妈的
2 不要脸
4 讨厌
bally unsonsy ill-favored mean Nice evil terrible chronic unlikely offensive painful horrible ugly unwanted foul fierce unpleasant disgusting rotten cumbersome hairy filthy troublesome pesky lousy hateful obnoxious tacky unfavorable wretched objectionable horrid cursed bothersome tiresome nauseous rancid repulsive hellish ungrateful abominable frightful ruddy accursed carrion unsavory yucky loathsome insufferable detestable doggone unwholesome bawdy pissy elvish confounded motherfucking unlovely mawkish noisome pestilential unpleasing pestilent importunate cumbrous pestiferous perishing sodding dratted stinko plaguey loathly hateable snuffy disgustful lumbersome loathful plaguesome naffing cotton-picking sour bother bugger botheration dislike deformity damnation disrelish afraid object cringe scunner bar have no time for get knotted be sour on no deal not very nice
5 讨厌的
bally unsonsy ill-favored mean Nice evil terrible chronic unlikely offensive painful horrible ugly unwanted foul fierce unpleasant disgusting rotten cumbersome hairy filthy troublesome pesky lousy hateful obnoxious tacky unfavorable wretched objectionable horrid cursed bothersome tiresome nauseous rancid repulsive hellish ungrateful abominable frightful ruddy accursed carrion unsavory yucky loathsome insufferable detestable doggone unwholesome bawdy pissy elvish confounded motherfucking unlovely mawkish noisome pestilential unpleasing pestilent importunate cumbrous pestiferous perishing sodding dratted stinko plaguey loathly hateable snuffy disgustful lumbersome loathful plaguesome naffing cotton-picking sour not very nice
6 卑鄙下贱的
7 混账的
8 照料
care ministrations have do tend organize nurse foster look after yourself take care of care for look after attend to minister to see about take care of yourself
9 不要脸的