foster

['fɔstə]

vt.领养, 培养, 促进, 鼓励, 抱有（希望等）
adj.收养的

vt.

1. 养育, 领养

We fostered the little girl while her mother was in hospital.

这小姑娘的母亲住院时, 我们领养了她。

2. 培养, 促进

Concerts foster interest in music.

音乐会培养对音乐的兴趣。

3. 心怀(希望、野心等)

foster a hope

抱着一个希望

a.

养育的, 收养的

There are three foster children in our home.

我们家有三个领养的孩子。

词形变化

动词过去式: fostered | 动词过去分词: fostered | 动词现在分词: fostering | 动词第三人称单数: fosters |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.养育; 照料; 培育

nourish  nurture  feed  cultivate  nurse  support  mind  tend  rear  care for  

同义参见:

parent  forward or forwards  tend  promote  rear  promote  train  mother  harbor  

英英释义

名词 foster:

United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)

同义词：Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Foster

动词 foster:

promote the growth of

同义词：further

bring up under fosterage; of children

help develop, help grow

同义词：nurture

形容词 foster:

providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

同义词：surrogate

补充

fosterfoster[ˈfɔstə]vt.1.培养, 促进The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。vt. & vi.1.收养, 养育Nowadays young couple sometimes foster.现今年轻夫妇有时领养别人的孩子。

例句

1. Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.房地产贬值加剧了其现金危机。 2. a responsibility to foster global economic growth促进全球经济增长之重任 3. She has fostered more than fifteen children.她已经领养了不止15个孩子。 4. He has signed up people to foster dogs, birds, fish, goats, cows, horses, and more.他已经签约雇用人手照料狗、鸟、鱼、山羊、奶牛、马等等。 5. Little Jack was placed with foster parents.小杰克被安置在养父母家。 6. The foster mother was a wonderful, warm person.养母是一位热心肠的好人。 7. to foster the sick照料病人 8. to foster a child养育孩子 9. to foster discontent助长不满 10. to foster a hope抱有希望 11. the teacher's task is to foster learning.教师的任务是促进学习。 12. appropriate praise helps a child foster a sense of self-worth.适当表扬有助于树立孩子的自尊心。 13. when fostering out a child, placement workers will be looking for a home similar to their own.交托儿童抚养时，安置人员会找与其家庭类似的家庭。 14. to foster a homeless child抚育一个无家可归的孩子 15. to foster sb's friendship/trust促进某人的友谊╱信任 16. "We are trying to foster [=encourage, promote] a sense of community."我们正在努力培养社区意识。 17. Such conditions foster the spread of the disease.这样的条件助长了疾病的扩散。 18. Would you consider fostering a child?你会考虑收养一个孩子吗？ 19. (chiefly Brit) Would you consider fostering?你会考虑收养孩子吗？ 20. They are foster parents to three foster children.他们是三个孩子的养父母。 21. She's in foster care. = She's in a foster home. [=she is living in a home with and being taken care of by foster parents]她由养父母照顾。