| 释义 |
mother /ˈmʌðə(r)/► SEE ALLat your mother’s kneebe motherthe mother countrythe mother (and father) of (all) sthyour mother tonguea mummy’s/mother’s boylike father/mother, like son/daughternecessity is the mother of invention
●at your ˌmother’s ˈkneewhen you were very young 年幼时；孩提时◆I learnt these songs at my mother’s knee.
我是在小时候学的这些歌曲。●be ˈmother (old-fashioned, informal or humorous) pour the tea 倒茶◆The tea’s ready. Shall I be mother?
茶准备好了，我来倒好吗？●the ˈmother countrythe country where you or your family were born and which you feel a strong emotional connection with 祖国◆The cafe was a meeting place for the immigrants, a welcome reminder of the tastes of the mother country.
这个咖啡馆是移民们聚会的场所，它令人愉悦，在这里，故国的气息回味绵长。●the ˈmother (and ˈfather) of (all) sth (informal) used to emphasize that sth is very large, important, etc. （用于强调）最大（或最重要等）的事情◆There was the mother of all storms that night. It lasted for hours.
那天晚上的风暴是最猛烈的一次，持续了数小时。◆Sorry we’re so late. We got stuck in the mother of all traffic jams on the way.
我们这么晚才来真对不起，路上堵得太厉害了。●your ˌmother ˈtonguethe language you first learned to speak as a child; your native language 母语；本族语◆She was born in Singapore, but her mother tongue is French.
她生在新加坡，但母语是法语。●a ˈmummy’s/ˈmother’s boy (BrE) (NAmE a ˈmama’s boy) (disapproving) a boy or man who is thought to be too weak because he is influenced and controlled by his mother 离不开母亲的男孩（或男人）◆He’s a bit of a mummy’s boy really. He ought to leave home and become a bit more independent.他事事都离不开母亲。他应该离开家，变得独立些。◆She always makes sure he wears a scarf — he’s a real mother’s boy.她总是要关照他戴上围巾，他真是个长不大的孩子。●like ˌfather/ˌmother, like ˈson/ˈdaughter (saying) a child is similar to its father/mother in a particular way 有其父／母必有其子／女◆Young Jim is turning out to be as hard-working as his dad — like father, like son.小吉姆变得跟他爸爸一样勤快，真是有其父必有其子。●neˌcessity is the ˌmother of inˈvention (saying) a very difficult new problem forces people to think of, design, produce, etc. a solution to it 需要是发明之母◆‘So how did you manage to open the bottle?’ ‘I used a bit of wire and a stick. Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes.’“你怎么打开那个瓶子的？”“我用了一小截金属线和一根小棍。俗话说，需要是发明之母。” |