单词 | grandmother |
释义 | grandmotherWord family noungrandamgrandchildgranddadgranddaddygranddaughtergrandfathergrandmagrandmothergrandpagrandparentgrandsiregrandsonadjectivegrandfatherlygrandmotherly Familygrand·moth·er /ˈɡrænˌmʌðə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC] SSFFAMILYthe mother of your mother or father 祖母;外祖母 Register People usually say gran (in British English) or grandma when talking to or about their own grandmother: 和自己的(外)祖母谈话或谈到她们时,人们一般说gran(英国英语)或grandma My grandma used to make lovely cakes. 我祖母以前常做很好吃的蛋糕。 Examples from the Corpus grandmother• Then she explained that she lived at the villa and that Leonie was her grandmother, and Lais and Leonore her half-sisters.• His father died a few months after his birth and his grandmother then ruled as regent.• I looked just like the young girl my grandmother had shown me in her photograph albums.• If it turned out that my grandmother really was dying, I could fly back to be with her.• The materials available to our grandmothers were either more toxic or less effective.• Nevertheless the grandmother was a strong influence.• Your grandmother believed we had indeed lost our souls. |
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