child
n
(pl children)
1
(a) young human being below the age of puberty; boy or girl 兒童
a child of six, ie one who is six years old 六歲的兒童
[attrib 作定語]
a child actor 兒童演員.
(b) son or daughter (of any age) (任何年齡的)兒子或女兒
an only child, ie one with no brothers or sisters 獨生子女
She is married with three children. 她已婚, 有三個孩子. =>App 8 見附錄8.
(c) unborn or newly born human being; baby 胎兒; 嬰兒
She is expecting (ie is pregnant with) her first child. 她不久要生頭胎.
2
(a) person who behaves like a child 行為像孩子的人
You wouldn't think a man of forty could be such a child. 想不到四十歲的人竟像個孩子.
(b) inexperienced person 沒有經驗的人
He's a child in financial matters. 他在財務方面毫無經驗.
3 ~ of sth person or thing strongly influenced by a period, place or person 受某時期、 地方或人強烈影響的人或事物; 產兒; 產物
She's a real child of the(19)60's. 她是真正的(二十世紀)六十年代的產兒.
4 (idm 習語) be with child (arch 古) be pregnant 懷孕. the child is father of the man (saying 諺) the experiences of childhood determine a person's character as an adult 童年的經歷可決定成年後的性格. `child's play (infml 口) thing that is very easy to do 容易做的事
It's not a difficult climb it should be child's play for an experienced mountaineer. 這次攀登并不難--對於有經驗的登山運動員應是輕而易舉的事. an only child => only1. spare the rod and spoil the child => spare2.
?? 考研助記
復數:child(孩子)+ren(人) chi(吃)+ld(冷凍):吃冷凍棒冰- 小孩
?? 擴展釋義
*[t?aild]n. 孩子, 產物, 追隨者【醫】 兒童相關詞組: from a child get someone with child be with child