plural babies
plural babies
Learner's definition of BABY
[count]
1
a : a very young child婴儿 -
She had the baby yesterday. = She gave birth to the baby yesterday.她昨天生了孩子。
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Are you expecting a baby? [=are you pregnant?]你怀孕了吗?
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I hear the baby crying.我听到婴儿在哭。
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The baby is just learning to crawl.这小宝宝刚刚开始学爬。
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often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 -
a baby girl/boy女婴;男婴
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baby clothes婴儿服
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baby pictures婴儿照
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a baby monitor婴儿监控器
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(US) I gave my sister a baby shower. [=a party at which gifts are given to a woman who is pregnant]我给我妹妹举办了一场迎婴派对。
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She has a real baby face. [=a face that resembles the face of a baby; a face that looks young and innocent]她实在是长着一张娃娃脸。
b : a very young animal幼崽 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 -
a baby bird幼鸟
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a baby deer幼鹿
2
a : the youngest member of a group(成员中)年龄最小者 —
often used before another noun 常用于另一名词前 b : someone who is young in comparison with others(相比之下)较年轻者 c : someone who behaves like a child
especially : someone who is afraid or who complains a lot孩子气的人;(尤指)胆怯的人,老爱抱怨的人 -
When it comes to getting shots, I'm a real baby.谈到拍照,我还真胆怯。
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Don't be such a baby—you'll get your turn.别老抱怨了,总会轮到你的。
3 slang
a : a lover or sweetheart爱人;心上人 ◊ This sense of baby is common in song lyrics.此义项的baby常见于歌词中。
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used as an informal way of addressing a lover, friend, etc. —
used especially by men to address women and by women to address men心肝儿,宝贝儿(用作对爱人、好友等的非正式称呼,尤用于男女间的称呼) ◊ This sense of baby is sometimes used in a very informal way by men to address an attractive woman.此义项的baby有时被男性用来称呼迷人的女子,是一种很不正式的表达方式。
◊ Using baby to address someone you do not know well may cause offense.用baby称呼不太熟悉的人可能引起冒犯。
4
: something that someone has created and developed with special personal attention or interest(倾注了个人心血和兴趣的)创作,作品
hold the baby
— see 1hold
throw out the baby with the bathwater
informal
: to get rid of something you want while trying to get rid of something you do not want把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉;良莠不分一起抛;不分好坏全盘否定 — babyhood
/ˈbeɪbiˌhʊd/ noun [noncount] — babyish
/ˈbeɪbijɪʃ/ adjective [more babyish; most babyish] 2 baby /ˈbeɪbi/ adjective
2 baby
/ˈbeɪbi/
adjective
Learner's definition of BABY
always used before a noun
: very small : much smaller than usual极小的;小型的 3 baby /ˈbeɪbi/ verb
babies; babied; babying
babies; babied; babying
Learner's definition of BABY
[+ object]
1
: to treat (someone) like a baby : to be kind or too kind to (someone)婴儿般对待;百般呵护 2
: to operate or treat (something) in a very careful and gentle way小心翼翼地操作;小心对待