fostered
past simple and past participle offoster
| 单词 | fostered |
| 释义 | fostered past simple and past participle offoster foster verb uk/ˈfɒs.tər/us/ˈfɑː.stɚ/fosterverb(TAKE CARE OF)[IorT] to takecareof achild, usually for alimitedtime, without being the child'slegalparent: Would youconsiderfostering(achild)? Compare adopt(TAKE INTO HOME) Parenting & caring for children
fosterverb(ENCOURAGE)[T] toencouragethedevelopmentorgrowthofideasorfeelings: I'mtryingto foster aninterestinclassicalmusicinmychildren. They werediscussingthebestway to fosterdemocracyandprosperityin theformercommunistcountries. Encouraging and urging on
Examplesoffosteredfostered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Theyfostereda strong sense of community, and of belonging to some particular group. From theCambridge English Corpus A climate of reductionismfosteredthe development of technologies that were applied to physiology and to the study of the nervous system. From theCambridge English Corpus The new elites of the cities alsofosteredalliances with elites in other areas, for example, with the landed elites in the countryside. From theCambridge English Corpus Environmental policy,fosteredby international agreements, gives a better explanation why pollution curbs downward at high income levels. From theCambridge English Corpus For the most part, these measures failed to meet the expectations which theyfostered. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, the three-party balancefosteredcoalition government, making it especially difficult for presidents to pass legislation that would strip the judiciary of its autonomy. From theCambridge English Corpus Such team sportsfosteredmale camaraderie and sociability. From theCambridge English Corpus There was even less evidence that these organisationsfostereddemocracy since they were highly personalised with no clear internal democratic procedures. From theCambridge English Corpus From this perspective, surely they do more than play into the vision of business as usual that is usuallyfosteredby postmodernism? From theCambridge English Corpus This considerable legacy of handwritten scores, albeit a product of necessity rather than choice,fosteredits own special culture. From theCambridge English Corpus What is learner autonomy and how can it befostered? From theCambridge English Corpus Speculating further, is it also possible that some learners cope more easily than others with the task of becoming bilingual,fosteredby their neuropsychological makeup? From theCambridge English Corpus Itfosteredreflection in the audience and avoided ' ' the emphatic flood which a realistic portrayal of the same tale and character might unloose. From theCambridge English Corpus This, in turn, hasfostereda therapeutic language of need. From theCambridge English Corpus Were that the case, one might again expect genes thatfosteredfixed mating strategies as well as facultative ones. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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