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单词 upbringing
释义
upbringingup‧bring‧ing /ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/ ●○○ noun [singular, uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Our grandmother took charge of our religious upbringing.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Bearded, he dresses with a casual elegance that reflects a privileged upbringing.
  • Evangelicals and others in the mid-nineteenth century still placed the central responsibility for the upbringing of children upon the family.
  • Nothing in my upbringing had prepared me for the weather, much less the absurd notion of hitchhiking.
  • See how ashamed he is of his own father, how he rejects his own background and upbringing?
  • She didn't like being reminded of her nice, safe, middle-class upbringing.
  • Slamming a door in some one's face has nothing to do with breeding or upbringing.
  • Their upbringing was pretty straight and traditional, conservative, politically.
  • We had such a beautiful upbringing, let me tell you, Billy.
word sets
WORD SETS
baby, nounbaby boomer, nounbabyhood, nounbabyish, adjectiveboy, nounchildren's home, nouncustody, nounfamily, nounfirst generation, nounfoundling, noungame, nounguttersnipe, nounhyperactive, adjectivelegitimate, adjectivelegitimize, verbminor, nounminority, nounmite, nounmotherless, adjectivenurture, nounorphan, nounorphanage, nounpapoose, nounpreteen, adjectiveprogeny, nounpuppy fat, nounragamuffin, nounscamp, nounschool friend, nounsextuplet, nounspoiled, adjectivetinker, nountoddle, verbtoddler, nountoilet-training, nountot, nounupbringing, nounurchin, nounward, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
· She had a comfortable middle-class upbringing.
· Because of her Catholic upbringing she would not divorce her husband.
(=one in which someone is protected from difficult or unpleasant experiences)· I'd had a very sheltered upbringing, so going to college was a real eye-opener.
· He reacted violently against his strict upbringing.
(=when someone has advantages because their family is wealthy)· Due to his privileged upbringing, he finds it difficult to identify with ordinary people.
· However good their upbringing, young people may still behave badly.
verbs
· He had a rather unsettled upbringing, moving with his father from town to town.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· She had three children from her second marriage and immensely enjoyed their upbringing - dovetailing motherhood with a career working from home.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • I lead a sheltered life out in the branch.
  • Listen honey, d' you think I lead a sheltered life?
  • We led a sheltered life out there in the suburbs.
  • What a sheltered life she leads, in her self-built lavender ghetto.
the way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing upbring up:  Mike had had a strict upbringing.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa middle-class upbringing· She had a comfortable middle-class upbringing.a religious/Muslim/Catholic etc upbringing· Because of her Catholic upbringing she would not divorce her husband.a sheltered upbringing (=one in which someone is protected from difficult or unpleasant experiences)· I'd had a very sheltered upbringing, so going to college was a real eye-opener.a strict upbringing· He reacted violently against his strict upbringing.a privileged upbringing (=when someone has advantages because their family is wealthy)· Due to his privileged upbringing, he finds it difficult to identify with ordinary people.a good upbringing· However good their upbringing, young people may still behave badly.verbshave a good/religious/tough etc upbringing· He had a rather unsettled upbringing, moving with his father from town to town.
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