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| /ˈbeɪbi/ |
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| 1 | a very young child who cannot yet talk or walk . A baby who is old enough to walk is a toddler 婴儿；婴孩 |
| May I hold the baby? 我能抱抱这个婴儿吗？ |
| their new baby daughter 他们刚出生的女儿 |
| give birth to/have a baby I’ m hoping to have the baby at home. 我希望在家里生孩子。 |
| be expecting/having a baby (=be pregnant) She’ s expecting a baby in November. 怀孕；怀胎 |
| | 1a | a very young animal 幼兽；幼畜 | | a baby elephant 幼象 | | baby seals 海豹崽 | |
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| 2 | informal the youngest member of a family or other group （家庭或其他团体中）年龄最小的成员 |
| At 18, Owen was the baby of the team. 18岁的欧文是队里年龄最小的。 |
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| 3 | someone who is behaving in a way that is weak , silly , or not brave 孩子气的人；幼稚的人；软弱的人 |
| Don’ t be such a big baby! 别那么孩子气！ |
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| 4 | informal a project or piece of work that you care about a lot , especially because it was your idea 喜欢的物件；得意之作 |
| Steve has always seen the book as his baby. 史蒂夫总是把这本书看作是他的得意之作。 |
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| 5 | MAINLY AMERICAN spoken used for talking to someone you love , especially to someone you are in a romantic relationship with or to your child 宝贝儿，亲爱的（尤指有恋爱关系的人或自己的孩子） |
| What’ s the matter, baby? 怎么啦，宝贝儿？ |
| | 5a | the person that someone loves or is having a romantic relationship with 某人的宝贝儿 | |
| | 5b | used by some men when they are talking to a young woman . Many women find this offensive . 宝贝儿（有些男子用来称呼年轻姑娘。许多女性认为该词具有冒犯性） | |
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| - | this/thatbaby mainly AMERICAN spoken
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| used for referring to an exciting or interesting vehicle or machine |
| （令人兴奋或感兴趣的）车辆，机器 |
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| Let’ s take this baby out for a drive. 我们把车开出去兜风吧。 |
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| - | throw the baby out with the bathwater
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| to get rid of the good and useful aspects of something without intending to , while you try to get rid of its negative aspects |
| 把婴儿连同洗澡水一起倒掉；不分精华和糟粕一起摈弃 |
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| Talking or writing about having a baby | | | | | | Talking or writing about having a baby | | 谈论或描写having a baby | | | | talking about a baby谈论婴儿 | | unborn child or foetus medical a baby when it is developing in its mother’ s body胎儿（还在母亲体内发育的婴儿）: There is strong evidence that smoking can affect the unborn child. 有强有力的证据表明抽烟会影响胎儿发育。 | | newborn a baby who was born very recently | | 新生儿（新近出生的婴儿） | | infant a baby who is too young to walk or talk | | 婴儿（不会走路或说话的婴儿） | | talking about being pregnant谈论怀孕 | | pregnancy the time when a woman has a baby developing in her body怀孕期，妊娠期（女性体内怀有胎儿的时期）: It was an easy pregnancy. 这是个顺利的妊娠期。 Maria felt sick throughout her pregnancy. 玛丽亚整个怀孕期间都感到恶心。 | | be having a baby or going to have a baby to be pregnant怀孕: She’ s having another baby in the autumn. 她秋天又怀上孩子了。 | | be expecting informal to be pregnant怀孕: Did you know that Sarah is expecting? 你知道萨拉怀孕了吗？ | | antenatal used for describing medical care that is given to women who are pregnant产前的，怀孕期的（用于描述给怀孕妇女的医疗照顾）: I’ ve got an appointment at the antenatal clinic tomorrow. 我预约了明天去产前检查诊所。 | | maternity relating to the period before and just after a baby is born产妇的（生孩子前后一段时期的）: maternity clothes 孕妇服 six months’ maternity leave 6个月的产假 | | when a baby is born当婴儿出生时 | | birth the process of being born | | 出生 | | delivery the process of helping a woman with the birth of her baby分娩: an easy delivery 顺产 the delivery room 产房 | | labour the period of giving birth, from the time a woman starts feeling pains until the time the baby is born | | 分娩期（从孕妇感到阵痛一直到婴儿出生的这段时间） | | contractions or labour pains the pains that a woman feels while giving birth | | 阵痛（分娩时孕妇感到的疼痛） | | midwife someone who is trained to help women give birth | | 助产士 | | caesarean a medical operation to deliver a baby by making a cut in the woman’ s stomach | | 剖腹产 | | miscarriage the birth of a baby before it has developed enough to stay alive | | 流产 | | premature used for describing a baby who is born before the usual time | | 早产儿 | | | |
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