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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

foster

英  [ˈfɒstə]
    
美  [ˈfɔːst-]

[ADJ, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 代养的 , 寄养的

    Foster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parents. The child is referred to as their foster child.

    双语例句

    例：

    Little Jack was placed with foster parents.

    小杰克被安置在养父母家。

    VERB. 动词

  • fosters , fostering , fostered

    1. [T 及物动词] 收养

    If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent.

    双语例句

    例：

    She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children.

    她此后又收养了100多个孩子，并从中获得了快乐。

    2. [T 及物动词] 促进

    To foster something such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop.

    双语例句

    例：

    He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster global economic growth to help new democracies.

    他说发达国家有一种促进全球经济增长以帮助新兴民主国家的责任。

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