infant

['infənt]

n.婴儿, 幼儿
adj.婴儿的, 初期的, 幼稚的

n.[C]

1. 婴儿

My infant for once lay quiet in his cradle.

我的婴儿这一次总算安静地躺在摇篮里。

2. 幼儿

3. 【律】未成年人

a.

1. 婴儿的; 供婴儿用的

The expectant father is thinking of buying infant cloth.

那个即将做爸爸的人在考虑买婴儿穿的衣服。

2. 初期的; 初创的

Tourism was then still in its infant stage.

旅游业当时还处在初创阶段。

3. 未成年的

词形变化

名词复数: infancies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.婴孩, 幼儿

baby  babe  bambino  toddler  papoose  neonate  suckling  nursling  weanling  newborn  tot

n.新手, 新教徒, 学徒, 新生

beginner  novice  novitiate  tiro  amateur  rookie  greenhorn  tenderfoot  newcomer  pupil  freshman  fresher  learner  initiate  apprentice  trainee  recruit

n.不世故, 天真, 无辜, 单纯

ingenue  innocent  child  lamb  

英英释义

名词 infant:

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

同义词：baby, babe

补充

infantinfant[ˈinfənt]n.1.婴儿, 幼儿The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。

例句

1. young mums with infants in prams用婴儿车推着宝宝的年轻妈妈 2. infants and juniors in their school uniforms身穿校服的幼儿和小学生 3. Sometimes he's such an infant!他有时候真是太不成熟了！ 4. Since the death of his wife he has raised his infant daughter alone.妻子去世后, 他一直独自抚养幼女。 5. The infant company was based in Germany.这家新公司总部在德国。 6. the infant peace process刚刚起步的和平进程 7. [as modifier]their first year at infant school.他们在幼儿园的第一年。 8. the infant Labour Party.初创阶段的工党。 9. There is a high rate of infant mortality (= many children die when they are still babies).婴儿夭折率很高。 10. Mrs Davies teaches infants (= children aged between four and seven).戴维斯太太是幼儿教师。 11. The infant was healthy.这个婴儿身体健康。 12. a study of health problems that can affect young infants新生儿健康问题研究 13. He showed us a picture of his infant daughter.他把出生不久的女儿的照片拿给我们看。 14. infant formula婴儿配方 15. an infant bathtub婴儿浴缸 16. children attending infant school [=a school for young children]上幼儿园的孩子们 17. She is an infant teacher.她是幼儿教师。 18. our infant steel industry我们新兴的钢铁产业 19. an infant navy尚处于初创阶段的海军