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| /tʃaɪld/ |
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| 1 | a young person from the time they are born until they are about 14 years old （14岁以下的）小孩，儿童 |
| The nursery has places for 30 children. 这家托儿所可容纳30个小孩。 |
| The film is not suitable for young children. 这部电影儿童不宜。 |
| He can’ t understand – he’ s just a child. 他没法理解，他还只是个孩子。 |
| | 1a | for or about children 给小孩用的；儿童的 | | a child car seat 汽车的儿童座 | | new programmes to address the problem of child poverty 致力于解决儿童贫困问题的新计划 | |
| | 1b | used for showing that the person mentioned is a child （指人）儿童的 | | a child actor 儿童演员 | | child workers 童工 | |
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| 2 | someone’ s son or daughter of any age 子女；孩子 |
| All of our children are grown and married. 我们的所有孩子都已长大成人并结婚了。 |
| They’ re expecting their second child in May. 他们5月份将迎来自己的第二个孩子。 |
| only child (=someone who does not have any brothers or sisters) I was an only child and very lonely growing up. 独生子 |
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| 3 | an adult who behaves in ways that are not reasonable or sensible 孩子气的大人；幼稚的人 |
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| 4 | someone whose character is influenced by the main political and social attitudes of a particular period of time 作为某个时代思想产物的人；深受（某时期思想）影响的人 |
| +of a selfish, materialistic child of the ’ 80s 自私和看重实利的80年代生人 |
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| - | be with child old-fashioned
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| to be pregnant |
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| - | have a child
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| to be or become a parent |
| 有小孩；为人父母 |
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| fertility treatment for couples who can’ t have children 为不能生育的夫妻进行生育治疗 |
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