英语词汇“mother”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mothernoun [ C ]

uk/ˈmʌð.ər/us/ˈmʌð.ɚ/

mother noun [ C ] (PARENT)

A1 a female parent:

My mother was 21 when she got married.

All the mothers and fathers had been invited to the end-of-term concert.

The little kittens and their mother were all curled up asleep in the same basket.

[ as form of address ] formal or old-fashioned May I borrow your car, Mother?

More examples

My mother smiled encouragingly at me as I went up on stage.
His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.
Like many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work.
The supermarket was full of harassed-looking mothers with young children.
All the mothers and fathers had been invited to the end-of-term concert.

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Family: relations in general

aunt
auntie
baby daddy
be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
birth mother
fatherhood
filial
first cousin
fraternal
fraternal twin
long-lost
loved one
maiden aunt
maternal
matriarch
son
uncle
working mother/father/parent
your nearest and dearest idiom
your own flesh and blood idiom

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mother noun [ C ] (RELIGIOUS WOMAN)

also Mother the title of a woman who is in charge of, or who has a high rank within, a convent (= house of religious women):

Mother Theresa

a mother superior

[ as form of address ] Good morning, Mother.

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Religious titles

brother
eminence
father
Fr
grace
holiness
Monsignor
Msgr
pandit
pope
rev
Revd
right
saint
st
swami
the Very Reverend
venerable

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Religious people: monks & nuns

mother noun [ C ] (SLANG)

very offensive mainly US → motherfucker

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Insults & abuse

arse-licker
asshole
be close to the bone idiom
brickbat
cut (sb) to the quick idiom
denigrate
fuck
fuck you/them/it idiom
give someone a mouthful idiom
insulting
mouth
mouthful
revile
score
shit
sledging
snowflake
stick
take sb's name in vain idiom
trifle with sb/sth

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Unpleasant people in general

Expressions of anger

Idiom(s)

at your mother's knee

the mother of all sth

motherverb [ T ]

uk/ˈmʌð.ər/us/ˈmʌð.ɚ/often disapproving

to treat a person with great kindness and love and to try to protect them from anything dangerous or difficult:

Stop mothering her - she's 40 years old and can take care of herself.

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Defending and protecting

baby
bandobast
bastion
biodefence
cherish
featherbed
guard
kill
mollycoddle
out of harm's way idiom
overprotective
patrol
proof
proof
protect
protective
ring-fence
rustproof
wrap
wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom

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Treating someone well

单词	mother
释义	Contents noun (3) mother (PARENT) mother (RELIGIOUS WOMAN) mother (SLANG) verb (1) mother (1) Contents noun (2) mother (PARENT) mother (EXTREME THING) verb (1) mother (PARENT) English American mothernoun [ C ] uk/ˈmʌð.ər/us/ˈmʌð.ɚ/ mother noun [ C ] (PARENT) A1 a female parent: My mother was 21 when she got married. All the mothers and fathers had been invited to the end-of-term concert. The little kittens and their mother were all curled up asleep in the same basket. [ as form of address ] formal or old-fashioned May I borrow your car, Mother? More examples My mother smiled encouragingly at me as I went up on stage. His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him. Like many mothers, she feels torn between her family and her work. The supermarket was full of harassed-looking mothers with young children. All the mothers and fathers had been invited to the end-of-term concert. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Family: relations in general aunt auntie baby daddy *be sb's* own flesh and blood idiom birth mother fatherhood filial first cousin fraternal fraternal twin long-lost loved one maiden aunt maternal matriarch son uncle working mother/father/parent** your nearest and dearest idiom your own flesh and blood idiom See more results » mother noun [ C ] (RELIGIOUS WOMAN) also Mother the title of a woman who is in charge of, or who has a high rank within, a convent (= house of religious women): Mother Theresa a mother superior [ as form of address ] Good morning, Mother. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Religious titles brother eminence father Fr grace holiness Monsignor Msgr pandit pope rev Revd right saint st swami the Very Reverend venerable See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Religious people: monks & nuns mother noun [ C ] (SLANG) very offensive mainly US → motherfucker Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Insults & abuse arse-licker asshole be close to the bone idiom brickbat cut (sb) to the quick idiom denigrate fuck fuck you/them/it idiom give someone a mouthful idiom insulting mouth mouthful revile score shit sledging snowflake stick *take sb's* name in vain** idiom trifle with sb/sth See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Unpleasant people in general Expressions of anger Idiom(s) at your mother's knee the mother of all sth motherverb [ T ] uk/ˈmʌð.ər/us/ˈmʌð.ɚ/often disapproving to treat a person with great kindness and love and to try to protect them from anything dangerous or difficult: Stop mothering her - she's 40 years old and can take care of herself. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Defending and protecting baby bandobast bastion biodefence cherish featherbed guard kill mollycoddle out of harm's way idiom overprotective patrol proof proof protect protective ring-fence rustproof wrap wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Treating someone well mothernoun us/ˈmʌð·ər/ mother noun (PARENT) [ C ] a female parent: My mother was 20 when I was born. Mother, where’s my red blouse? mother noun (EXTREME THING) [ U ] the largest or most extreme example of something: They got caught in a mother of a storm. motherverb [ T ] us/ˈmʌð·ər/ mother verb [ T ] (PARENT) to treat someone with kindness and affection and try to protect that person from danger or difficulty: Leave me alone – I don’t need to be mothered.
随便看	out of hours out of house out of it out of kilter out of line out of luck out of order out of order out of pawn out of perspective out of place out of place out of play out of plumb out of pocket out of pocket out of print out of print out of season out of shape out of sight out of sight out of sight, out of mind out of somewhere/sth out of sorts

mothernoun [ C ]

mother noun [ C ] (PARENT)

mother noun [ C ] (RELIGIOUS WOMAN)

mother noun [ C ] (SLANG)

Idiom(s)

motherverb [ T ]

mothernoun

mother noun (PARENT)

mother noun (EXTREME THING)

motherverb [ T ]

mother verb [ T ] (PARENT)