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moth.er PARENTH5mQT7E5, $-Ln [C]a female parent妈妈，母亲My mother was 21 when she had (= gave birth to) me.我的母亲21岁时有了我。All the mothers and fathers had been invited to the end-of-term concert.所有的母亲和父亲被邀请参加期末音乐会。Hello, can I speak to your mother, please?你好，我能和你妈妈说话吗？(fml or dated) May I borrow your car, Mother? [as form of address]我能借你的车用吗，妈妈？The little kittens and their mother were all curled up asleep in the same basket.那些小猫和它们的妈妈在同一个篮子里蜷曲着睡着了。While they were at sea they got caught in the mother of all storms (= an extremely severe storm).他们出海的时候遇到了最强的暴风雨。Didn't you learn to cook at your mother's knee (= when you were very young)?你在孩提时候没有学烧饭吗？Your mother country (also fatherland) is the country where you were born or which you feel is your original home.祖国Even though she has not lived in Spain for 50 years, she still calls it her mother country.尽管她有50年不住在西班牙了，她仍然把她叫作她的祖国。A mother figure is a woman who you feel you can ask for help, support or advice.慈母般的人，慈爱的人She never saw much of her own mother as a child, and in later life Susan was very much a mother figure to her.她还是个孩子的时候很少看到过她自己的妈妈，在以后的日子里苏珊对她来说是母亲的化身。Mother Nature is another word for nature, used esp. humorously and when considering it as a force that controls the weather and all living things.大自然It is better to try to work with, rather than against, Mother Nature.最好是与大自然合作而不是和大自然作对。Mother-of-pearl is a smooth hard substance forming a layer inside the shells of some sea animals. It is white but also seems to shine with many different colours. It is used to make buttons and for decoration.珍珠母Mother's Day (also Br fml Mothering Sunday) is a day each year when people give a present to their mother or do something special for her as a way of expressing their love and gratitude.母亲节Did you remember to send Mum a Mother's Day card?你记得要送给妈妈一张母亲节卡吗？A mother-to-be is a woman who is pregnant.孕妇Stylish and practical clothes for the mother-to-be/for mothers-to-be can be hard to find.既时髦又实用的孕妇装可能很难找到。A person's mother tongue is the first language that they learned when they were a baby, rather than a language learned at school or as an adult.母语，本国语All children are now allowed to take exams in their mother tongue.所有的孩子都被允许参加用本国语的考试。"Mother Knows Best" (title of a story by Edna Ferber, 1927)《妈妈最清楚》（艾·费勃的故事标题）"England is the mother of Parliaments" (from a speech by John Bright, 1865)“英格兰是议会之母”（约翰·布莱特的演讲）
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