Frost and foster
frost英 [frɒst] 美 [frɔːst]
n. 严寒天气，霜冻；霜；冷淡，冷漠；<英，非正式>失败
v. （使）蒙上霜，结霜；<美>在（糕饼）上撒糖霜；<美>将（头发）挑染成淡色；为（玻璃）制毛面；受冻
【名】 （Frost）（英、美、德）弗罗斯特（人名）
[ 复数 frosts 第三人称单数 frosts 现在分词 frosting 过去式 frosted 过去分词 frosted ] 柯林斯英汉双解大词典
frost /frɒst/ CET4 TEM4 ( frosting, frosted, frosts )
1. N-VAR When there is or a frost, the temperature outside falls below freezing point and the ground becomes covered in ice crystals. 霜
例：There is frost on the ground and snow is forecast.
地上有霜，预报有雪。
2. V-T If you frost a cake, you cover and decorate it with icing. 给 (蛋糕) 撒糖霜 [美国英语]
例：She was frosting the cupcakes while we talked.
我们交谈时，她在给杯形蛋糕撒糖霜。
同近义词同根词
vt. 结霜于；冻坏freeze off
n. 霜；[气象]冰冻，严寒；冷淡Jack Frost , indifference
双语例句原声例句权威例句
Frost patterned the window.
霜在窗子上形成了图案。
The plants are tolerant of frost.
这些植物耐霜。
The car windows were covered with frost.
车窗玻璃结了霜。
foster英 [ˈfɒstə(r)] 美 [ˈfɑːstər]
v. 促进，培养；领养，收养
adj. 代养的，寄养的
【名】 （Foster） 福斯特（人名）
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foster /ˈfɒstə/ CET6 TEM4 ( fostering, fostered, fosters )
1. ADJ 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. 收养的 [ADJ n]
例：Little Jack was placed with foster parents.
小杰克被安置在养父母家。
2. V-T If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent. 收养
例：She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children.
她此后又通过收养一百多个孩子找到了快乐。
3. V-T To foster something such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop. 促进
例：He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster global economic growth to help new democracies.
他说发达国家有一种促进全球经济增长以帮助新兴民主国家的责任。
词组短语同近义词同根词词语辨析
foster care 看护；照顾
foster home 寄养家庭；抚养孤儿的家庭
foster father 养父
foster son n. 养子
双语例句原声例句权威例句
Mr. Foster romped home with 141 votes.
福斯特先生以141票轻松获胜。
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The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home.
孩子们正在等待被安置到寄养家庭里。
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The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community.
俱乐部的宗旨是促进团体内部的关系。
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