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  • Conjugation : past  babied ; ing  babying ; pl  babies
  • Derivatives : n  babyhood ; adj  babyish ; adv  babyishly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

baby ['beɪbɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (infant) 婴儿
  2. 2. noun [esp US] [inf] (darling) 宝贝
  3. 3. cpd [+seal] [ elephant] 幼小动物
  4. 4. cpd [+vegetable] 嫩菜
    baby sweetcorn
    嫩的甜玉米
    to have a baby
    生孩子
    to be a baby
    [inf] 真是小孩儿

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

baby [ˈbeɪbɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 婴儿婴孩
    We have very few babies available for adoption.
    我们能够提供的供领养孩子非常少。
    It sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different.
    听起来简单,但当你有了自己的孩子时就完全不一样了。
    She held the baby in her arms.
    她把婴儿抱在怀中。
    The baby began to cry again.
    那个婴儿开始哭了。
  2. 2. n.[c] 家庭团体年龄最小的
    She is the baby of the bunch at just 15 years young and plays the violin.
    她是这个里面年龄最小的女孩仅仅15岁,她拉小提琴
  3. 3. n.[c] 幼稚的人,孩子气的
    Don't be such a baby it's only water.
    不要这么孩子气,这仅仅是水而已
    Stop being a baby!
    别再幼稚了!
  4. 4. n.[c] 胎儿
    She carried out all the checks and couldn't find my baby 's heartbeat.
    她做了所有检查,但却找不到我腹内婴儿心跳
    I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby.
    有着身孕,我感觉自己非常健康非常女人
    It was great to feel my baby moving about inside.
    感觉自己的小宝宝肚子里动来动去,真是太棒了。
  5. 5. n.[c] [Slang] 漂亮年轻姑娘
    Hey baby, you come here often?
    嗨,美女,你经常这里吗?
  6. 6. n.[c] 初生动物幼兽
    A baby horse is called a foal.
    幼马被称作马崽。
  7. 7. n.[c] 某人而言重要事物;归某人管的事物
    This car is my dad's baby, don't get in an accident.
    这部车是我父亲的心肝宝儿,驾驶时不要出事儿。
    This project is his baby.
    这个工程由他负责
  8. 8. vt. 娇纵纵容溺爱
    His constant babying spoiled his child.
    一贯娇惯孩子结果自己的孩子宠坏了。

Collins English-English Dictionary

baby ['beɪbɪ]
  1. 1. n a newborn or recently born child; infant
  2. 2. n (as modifier)
    baby food
  3. 3. n the youngest or smallest of a family or group
  4. 4. n a newborn or recently born animal
  5. 5. n (as modifier)
    baby rabbits
  6. 6. n [usually derogatory] an immature person
  7. 7. n [Slang] a young woman or sweetheart: often used as a term of address expressing affection
  8. 8. n a project of personal concern
  9. 9. adj [prenominal] comparatively small of its type
    a baby car
  10. 10. vt. [tr] to treat with love and attention
  11. 11. vt. to treat (someone) like a baby; pamper or overprotect
  12. 12. vt. [Etymology] C14: probably childish reduplication; compare mama, papa1

Examples

to baby a new car
谨慎地驾驶新汽车
deliver a baby
生孩子
mind the baby
要细心地照看婴儿
to sing a baby to sleep
唱得使小儿入睡
a test-tube baby
试管婴儿

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