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[/ˈfɔstə(r); US ˈfɔː-; ˋfɔstɚ/] v 用法:
1 [Tn] help the growth or development of (sth); encourage or promote 培养, 培育（某物）; 鼓励; 促进:
foster an interest, attitude, impression, etc 培养兴趣、 滋长某种情绪、 加深印象 *
foster the growth of local industries 扶植地方工业. 用法:
2 [I, Tn] take care of and bring up (a child that is not legally one's own) 照顾, 抚养（法律上不属於自己的孩子）; 领养; 收养:
People who cannot have a baby of their own sometimes foster (a child). 不能生育的人有时领养别人的（孩子）. Cf 参看 adopt 1.
foster-
(forming compound ns 用以构成复合名词) with a family connection through fostering rather than of birth 通过收养而产生家庭关系的:
a `foster-parent, -mother, -child, -son, -sister, etc *
a `foster-home. |