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单词 babysitter
释义
babysitter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.biˌsɪt.ər/us
/ˈbeɪ.biˌsɪt̬.ɚ/
(USalsositter)
B1
someone whotakescareofyourbabyorchildwhile you are out, usually by coming toyourhome,especiallysomeone youpayto do this:
保姆（受雇代外出父母照料小孩的人）
Ipromisedthe babysitter that we'd behomebymidnight.我向临时保姆保证，我们一定会在午夜前回家。
US
(UKchildminder)
apersonwhosejobis to takecareof other people'schildrenin her or his ownhome:
（在自己家中照看别人小孩的）保姆，保育员
Idroppedthekidsoff at the babysitter's.我把孩子们送到保姆家。
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(Definition ofbabysitterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbabysitter

babysitter
And then, she has ababysitterfor the daytime.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, they spoke of godfathers, aunts, babysitters, older women friends, and teachers supporting them and encouraging them to continue their education.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Only for two of the seven words claimed as ' produced ' by any one reporter do all three reporters agree (viz. baby,babysitter).
From theCambridge English Corpus
This means parents, babysitters, adults who live with you, or others who watch you.
From theCambridge English Corpus
After the introduction, the respondent made practice agreement ratings with respect to a brief hypothetical story involving himself or herself as a young child and a negligentbabysitter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The eye-tracking results showed interference in the processing of a reflexive pronoun when this mismatched the stereotype (babysitter-he), both when participants first read the pronoun and immediately afterward.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The matter first came to my attention when a constituent came to my surgery and said that she had been looking for ababysitter.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Could it be ababysitter, another member of the family, a visitor, or another member of staff in the school?
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They told thebabysitterthat they were plain clothes policemen.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Neither the conference as such nor the provision for the babysitters would fall within this prohibition.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There's nobody in the house, there's nobabysitterand the neighbours are not in.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In some homes, when mummy and daddy are out and thebabysitteris in, the children creep downstairs to watch late night programmes.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But does it mean that someone cannot use a 15-year-oldbabysitter?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It specifically excludes people who come to the parents' home to look after their children—in other words, nannies, babysitters and so on.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Outsiders may sometimes be involved, but their involvement rarely extends beyond the immediate friends of the family, babysitters or social workers who may have become concerned.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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