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单词 foster
释义
foster
verb
uk
/ˈfɒs.tər/us
/ˈfɑː.stɚ/

fosterverb(TAKE CARE OF)

[IorT]
to takecareof achild, usually for alimitedtime, without being the child'slegalparent:
收养，代养，抚育（他人子女，通常指有限的一段时间）
Would youconsiderfostering(achild)?你会考虑代养一个孩子吗？
Compare
adopt(TAKE INTO HOME)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parenting & caring for children
  • adopt
  • adoptable
  • adopted
  • adoptee
  • adoption
  • caretaking
  • child-rearing
  • childless
  • childlessness
  • childmind
  • looked-after
  • mothering
  • nanny
  • non-custodial
  • nursemaid
  • swaddle
  • unadoptable
  • unadopted
  • upbringing
  • visitation
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fosterverb(ENCOURAGE)

[T]
toencouragethedevelopmentorgrowthofideasorfeelings:
鼓励；促进；培养
I'mtryingto foster aninterestinclassicalmusicinmychildren.我正努力培养我的孩子们对古典音乐的兴趣。
They werediscussingthebestway to fosterdemocracyandprosperityin theformercommunistcountries.他们正在讨论促进前共产主义国家民主和繁荣的最佳办法。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Encouraging and urging on
  • abet
  • barrack forsomeone
  • bread
  • bring
  • bringsomeoneout
  • cheer
  • get out of here!idiom
  • go on
  • good/great/lovely stuff!idiom
  • goose
  • hide your light under a bushelidiom
  • mentor
  • pep talk
  • permit
  • prepare
  • prepare the groundidiom
  • prod
  • spur
  • stimulus
  • urge
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foster
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfɒs.tər/us
/ˈfɑː.stɚ/
used to refer to someone or somethingconnectedwith thecareofchildren, usually for alimitedtime, by someone who is not the child'slegalparent:
（在有限的一段时间内）（所）收养的，（所）代养的
a fostercare/home/child/mother非亲代养／寄养家庭／代养的孩子／养母
Theneglectedchildwasremovedfrom herhomeandplacedwith a fosterfamily.这名未受妥善照顾的女孩子被送到了一户寄养家庭中。
As achild, he hadlivedwith aseriesof fosterparents.他小时候和好几任养父母一起生活过。
her fosterfather/mother
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Family: non-blood relations
  • auntie
  • blended family
  • brother-in-law
  • co-brother
  • co-sister
  • godfather
  • godmother
  • godparent
  • godson
  • in-law
  • sister-in-law
  • son-in-law
  • step
  • stepbrother
  • stepchild
  • stepmother
  • stepmum
  • stepparent
  • stepsister
  • stepson
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(Definition offosterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
foster
verb
uk
/ˈfɒs.tər/us
/ˈfɑː.stɚ/

fosterverb(TAKE CARE OF)

[IorT]
to takecareof achild, usually for alimitedtime, without being the child'slegalparent
收养，代养，抚育（他人子女，通常指有限的一段时间）
Would youconsiderfostering(achild)?你会考虑代养一个孩子吗？
Compare
adopt(TAKE CHILD)

fosterverb(ENCOURAGE)

[T]
toencouragethedevelopmentorgrowthofideasorfeelings
鼓励；促进；培养
I'mtryingto foster aninterestinclassicalmusicinmychildren.我正努力培养我的孩子们对古典音乐的兴趣。
They werediscussingthebestway to fosterdemocracyandprosperityin theformercommunistcountries.他们正在讨论促进前共产主义国家民主和繁荣的最佳办法。
foster
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfɒs.tər/us
/ˈfɑː.stɚ/
used to refer to someone or somethingconnectedwith thecareofchildren, usually for alimitedtime, by someone who is not the child'slegalparent
（在有限的一段时间内）（所）收养的，（所）代养的
a fostercare/home/child/mother非亲代养／寄养家庭／代养的孩子／养母
Theneglectedchildwasremovedfrom herhomeandplacedwith a fosterfamily.这名未受妥善照顾的女孩子被送到了一户寄养家庭中。
As achild, he hadlivedwith aseriesof fosterparents.他小时候和好几任养父母一起生活过。
her fosterfather/mother

foster| American Dictionary

foster
verb[T]
us
/ˈfɔs·tər,ˈfɑs-/

fosterverb[T](TAKE CARE OF)

to takecareof achildas if it wereyourown, usually for alimitedtime, without being the child’slegalparent

fosterverb[T](ENCOURAGE)

toencouragethedevelopmentorgrowthofideasorfeelings:
Itryto foster anappreciationforclassicalmusicin mystudents.
foster
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈfɔs·tər,ˈfɑs-/
providingahomeorcareto achildwhen you are nottheirlegalparent, orreceivingsuchcare, usually for alimitedtime:
Asocialserviceagencyplacedthechildwith a fosterfamily.
(Definition offosterfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffoster

foster
A thing has dignity when it is not opposed to the higher and nobler virtues but rather accords with them and fosters them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They also fostered new forms of commercial relations between individuals.
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Whether they fostered or hampered creativity depends on how one defines it.
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The system itself fostered a constipated, inward-turning national posture, and attitudes of fear and hostility towards neighbours.
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Because this object is not given by someone, a relationship with it incurs no obligation and fosters no dependency, as in gift exchange.
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Theory posits cognitive processes fostering acquisition as well as how these processes are engaged through input that a task designer can manipulate.
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At 36 and 54 months, two additional ratings, fostering exploration and intrusiveness reversed !, were added to the composite.
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In the low-aggressive line, there are multiple behaviors affected by fostering and only a single behavior influenced by endotoxin, in interaction with the fostering condition.
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A social context of this type may reduce a child's risk for depression by fostering a sense of meaning, belonging, and optimism.
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Challenges at work are considered to be "steeling," fostering coping resources that alleviate the detrimental effects of subsequent stressors, especially those encountered in the workplace.
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A climate of reductionism fostered the development of technologies that were applied to physiology and to the study of the nervous system.
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Environmental policy, fostered by international agreements, gives a better explanation why pollution curbs downward at high income levels.
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In the next section, we highlight the role of specific government policies in fostering these price changes.
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They fostered a strong sense of community, and of belonging to some particular group.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The new elites of the cities also fostered alliances with elites in other areas, for example, with the landed elites in the countryside.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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