| [/tʃaɪld; tʃaɪld/] n (pl children[/ˈtʃɪldrən; ˋtʃɪldrən/]) 用法:
1 (a) young human being below the age of puberty; boy or girl 儿童:
a child of six, ie one who is six years old 六岁的儿童 *
[attrib 作定语] a child actor 儿童演员.
(b) son or daughter (of any age) （任何年龄的）儿子或女儿:
an only child, ie one with no brothers or sisters 独生子女 *
She is married with three children. 她已婚, 有三个孩子. =>App 8 见附录8.
(C) unborn or newly born human being; baby 胎儿; 婴儿:
She is expecting (ie is pregnant with) her first child. 她不久要生头胎. 用法:
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(a) person who behaves like a child 行为像孩子的人:
You wouldn't think a man of forty could be such a child. 想不到四十岁的人竟像个孩子.
(b) inexperienced person 没有经验的人:
He's a child in financial matters. 他在财务方面毫无经验. 用法:
3 ~ of sth person or thing strongly influenced by a period, place or person 受某时期、 地方或人强烈影响的人或事物; 产儿; 产物:
She's a real child of the(19)60's. 她是真正的（二十世纪）六十年代的产儿. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) be with child (arch 古) be pregnant 怀孕. the child is father of the man (saying 谚) the experiences of childhood determine a person's character as an adult 童年的经历可决定成年後的性格. `child's play (infml) thing that is very easy to do 容易做的事:
It's not a difficult climb it should be child's play for an experienced mountaineer. 这次攀登并不难--对於有经验的登山运动员应是轻而易举的事. an only child => only1. spare the rod and spoil the child => spare2. |