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美:['fɔstəɪŋ]
英:['fɔ:stəɪŋ]
美:['fɔstəɪŋ]
adjective
having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for Twenty-three foster children now have a place to call home and family of their own following the Adoption Day at the Williamson County Courthouse in Marion on Friday.—Holly Kee a foster mother/father her new foster brother/sister living with a foster family children in foster care foster parenting the foster system
Although both girls lived with Ms. Ayala, Millison was the only one who was officially placed in her care as a foster child.—Ian Fisher
being, relating to, or involved in a situation in which temporary care is given to an animal (such as one that is injured or awaiting adoption) in a household or similar setting a foster dog/cat/puppy/kitten found foster placements for the animals For the past year, Melbourne social impact strategy consultant Lee Crockford has been a foster dad to Romeo, an adorable Labrador puppy and future seeing eye dog.—Shannon Molloy
foster pets
biographical name (1)
Stephen Collins 1826–1864 American songwriter
verb
transitive verb
to act as a foster parent to (a child)
The couple said they get … updates and pictures from all the children they've fostered.—Patrick Edrich
to provide temporary care to (an animal that is injured, homeless, etc.) in a household or similar setting
… it's just her luck she'd find a partner who not only adores dogs but fosters them for a Sacramento animal shelter.—Gina Kim
to promote the growth or development of : encourage a lack of communication that fostered distrust Grilling meat fosters the formation of potentially cancer-causing heterocyclic amines …—J. Raloff The dead grass rotted in the warm water, releasing nutrients that fostered algae.—Carl Hiaasen
policies that foster cooperation
biographical name (2)
William Z(ebulon) 1881–1961 American Communist
foster care看护;照顾
foster home寄养家庭;抚养孤儿的家庭
foster father养父
foster sonn. 养子
jodie fostern. 朱迪·福斯特(美国女演员)
Adjective and Verb Middle English, from Old English fōstor-, from fōstor food, feeding; akin to Old English fōda food
The first known use of foster was before the 12th century
foster1 of 2adjective
giving, receiving, or sharing parental care even though not related by blood or legal ties foster child
foster parent
foster2 of 2verb
to give parental care to
to help the growth or development of
1 She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children.
从那以后她代养了100多个孩子,并从中得到快乐。
2 She is also fostering an incipient grief for her own mother, who has late-stage Alzheimer’s, and her father, who is not expected to survive the aggressive prostate cancer that returned this year.
3 A number of drivers are fostering the emergence of the Next-Generation Operator. These include.
一些开路者为下一代运营商的出现铺平了道路。
4 These late-career masterpieces have overshadowed the many groundbreaking works that preceded them, fostering the notion that O’Neill was exclusively concerned with his internal drama.
5 But picture books can play a unique role in fostering both a love of reading and an ability to connect words and emotions.
6 Yet fostering the expectation that animals should appeal to us in human terms may not do very much good.
7 I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture.
8 In fact, fostering the talent is human capital investment.
而人才的造就实际上是人力资本投资的问题.
9 When the Guardian asked readers if they had considered adoption or fostering as a millennial, Rebecca, 23, told us she was driven by ethical and environmental concerns to foster or adopt over having birth children.
10 The London tube network, then as now, throws large groups of strangers into short repetitive journeys through dingy tunnels, fostering tedium but also the opportunity for chance meetings and missed connections.
11 Ms. Torr devoted herself to fostering Mr. Dove’s career.
12 Earlier this year, he was removed as artistic director and put in charge of a program fostering young choreographers.
13 Clearly the Arroyo Foundation is fostering collegiality among emerging artists.
14 What role has the Internet played in fostering fandoms that not only persuade more people to read a book, but perhaps influence their opinion of it as well?
15 Open for less than two years, the track is already developing a reputation among Australians for fostering a kind of exclusive camaraderie.
16 These institutions were of immense importance in fostering a sense of communal identity in the population of Venice’s oligarchical republic.
17 The five microalgae applications examined clearly hold promise, both as avenues for fostering climate-resilient food production and as climate change mitigation measures.
18 One of the ways of fostering creativity is to encourage students’ improvisation.
19 Na Minghe irrigated Na Ming this fair land, fostering Naming's people.
南明河灌溉了南明这片漂亮的土地, 养育着南明人民.
20 Instead of quickly fostering a riot of competing rhythms and motifs, this composition deals in repetitive material for long stretches over its approximately 45-minute length.
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