foster

【发音】

美 /'fɔstɚ/ 英 /'fɒstə/

【翻译】

1. adj. 收养的

   英释:Foster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parents. The child is referred to as their foster child.

2. vt.收养，养育；培养，促进

   英释:to help a skill, feeling, idea etc develop over a period of time

【短语】

1. foster care : 看护；照顾

2. foster home : 寄养家庭；抚养孤儿的家庭

3. foster father : 养父

4. foster son : n. 养子

5. jodie foster : n. 朱迪·福斯特（美国女演员）

【例句】

1. Little Jack was placed with foster parents.

   小杰克被安置在养父母家。

【真题例句】

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【单词相关测试】

1. The Japanese scientists have found that scents ______ efficiency and reduce stress among office workers. 点击查看答案

   正确答案：A

   解释：句意： 日本科学家发现香味能提高办公室工作人员的效率并缓解他们的压力。amplify： 放大； magnify： 扩大； 赞美。

   A. enhanceB. amplifyC. fosterD. magnify

【同、近义词】

1. vt.培养；养育，抚育；抱（希望等）

   cultivate/rear/raise/plant/mother/

【同根词】

1. n

   fosterage : 寄养；养育；助长