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grandmother

英 ['græn(d)mʌðə]美['ɡrænmʌðɚ]
  • n. 祖母;女祖先
  • vt. 当…的祖母
  • vi. 当祖母

CET4TEM4考研CET6中低频词常用词汇

词态变化


复数: grandmothers;

英文词源


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.

双语例句


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。

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2. Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.
她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。

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3. Grandmother felt free to order her about just as she wished.
奶奶毫不客气地随意支使她。

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4. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。

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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。

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