baby¹
/ˈbeɪbɪ/n.( 复babies)
1.(child)婴儿;婴孩
She used to take care of me when I was a baby.我还是个小宝宝时她照顾过我。
to have a baby生孩子
2.(animal)幼畜;幼兽;幼鸟
The magpies are swooping outside my window and their babies are squawking in their nests.几只喜鹊在我的窗外扑腾, 窝里的小喜鹊声音粗厉地叫着。
3.(youngest)家中最年幼者
She's the baby of the family.她是家里最小的。
4.<贬>(person behaving childishly)幼稚的人;孩子气的人
Don't be such a baby!别那么孩子气!
5.<非正式>(darling)(称呼语)亲爱的, 宝贝儿
You have to wake up now, baby.宝贝儿, 得醒醒了。
6.(pet project)宝贝项目;最看重的项目
The new project is his baby.新项目是他的得意之作。
7.to be left holding the baby<英,非正式>被迫承担责任
When he resigned I was left holding the baby.他辞职了, 责任落到了我头上。
8.to throw the baby out with the bath water<非正式>把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉;把精华和糟粕一起丢掉;不分好坏地全盘抛弃
Without a second thought, they throw the baby out with the bath water and start again from scratch.他们毫不犹豫地把好的不好的一股脑全放弃, 又从头开始。
baby²
/ˈbeɪbɪ/comp.
1.[+ animal]幼小的
a baby bird幼鸟
2.(small)小的;小型的
baby vegetables个头小的蔬菜
3.(for babies)婴儿用的;婴儿穿的
baby³
/ˈbeɪbɪ/vt.(babies,babying,babied)
1.<贬>(overprotect)[+ person]宠爱;过分保护;把...当婴儿一样对待
American teenagers are being simultaneously babied and neglected.在美国, 青少年一方面被过度保护, 一方面又被忽视。
2.(treat with loving care)[+ person, thing]悉心照料
The old man babied that car like a newborn.那老人像照顾刚出生的宝宝一样精心呵护着那辆车。
back¹
1.(part of body)[+of person, animal]背(部);后背;脊背
He was lying on his back.他正仰面躺着。
2.(spine)脊椎
She broke her back in the fall.她摔断了脊椎。
to put your back out脊椎骨错位
3.(part of the body facing away)(身体部位的)背面, 后面
the back of the hand手背
4.(of garment)[+of top, dress, skirt]背面;背部
5.(the side less often used)背面;反面
You can write on the back of the page.你可以写在这页背面。