grandmother
英 [ˈɡræn.mʌð.ər]
美 [ˈɡræn.mʌð.ɚ]
- n. 祖母;女祖先
- vt. 当…的祖母
- vi. 当祖母
记忆“grandmother”的简单方法是将它拆分成“grand”和“mother”两部分。联想一个“grand”场合,例如一个盛大的聚会,和你的“mother”在一起。这样,你的记忆里会形成一个画面:你的祖母在一个隆重的场合,强化了“grandmother”这个词汇的印象。
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- grandmother (n.)
- early 15c., from grand- + mother (n.1), probably on analogy of French grand-mère. Replaced earlier grandame (c. 1200) and Old English ealdemodor.
- 1. She looks disconcertingly like a familiar aunt or grandmother.
- 令人疑惑的是,她看上去就像一位面熟的邻家阿姨或是祖母。
- 2. Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.
- 她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。
- 3. Grandmother felt free to order her about just as she wished.
- 奶奶毫不客气地随意支使她。
- 4. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
- 她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。
- 5. She was forever running errands for her housebound grandmother.
- 她总是在为她不方便外出的祖母跑前跑后。