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单词 baby-sit
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈba•by-ˌsit or ˈba•byˌsit,v., -sat, -sit•ting. 
  1. to take care of (a child) while the parents are temporarily away: [no obj]:I baby-sat while she went shopping.[ ~ + obj]:She baby-sat our children.
  2. [ ~ + obj] to take responsibility for;
    tend: You can baby-sit the car while I'm away.
ba•by--sit•ter, ba•by•sit•ter, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ba•by-sit  (bā′bē sit′),USA pronunciation v., -sat, -sit•ting. 
v.i. 
  1. to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.

v.t. 
  1. to baby-sit for (a child):We've placed an ad for someone to baby-sit the youngsters in the evening.
  2. to take watchful responsibility for;
    tend:It will be necessary for someone to baby-sit the machine until it is running properly.Also, ba′by•sit′. 
  • 1945–50
ba′by-sit′ter, ba′by•sit′ter, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
baby-sit vb ( -sits, -sitting, -sat)
  1. (intransitive) to act or work as a baby-sitter

ˈbaby-ˌsitting n , adj
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