foster

🇺🇸 /ˈfɑːstər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfɒstə(r)/
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标签 TOP10000Oxford5000
verb
C1

to help something grow or develop

The program helps foster a love of learning in children.

该项目有助于培养孩子们对学习的热爱。

C1

to care for someone else's child in your home for a time

They decided to foster a child who needed a safe home.

他们决定寄养一个需要安全住所的孩子。

adjective
R

related to caring for a child who is not your own

She grew up in a foster family that provided a loving home.

她在一个提供充满爱心的家庭的寄养家庭中长大。

translation

v. 促进, 寄养
adj. 寄养的

词形变化

3rd Present fosters
Past fostered
Perfect fostered
Progressive fostering