grandmother

英 [ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)]

美 [ˈɡrænmʌðər]

n.  (外)祖母; 奶奶; 外婆

复数：grandmothers　

中考CET4CET6考研高考

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4338 / COCA.2495

习惯用语

n.

teach your grandmother to suck eggs
• 教奶奶嘬鸡蛋；在能人面前逞强；班门弄斧
  to tell or show sb how to do sth that they can already do well, and probably better than you can

牛津词典

noun

• （外）祖母；奶奶；外婆
  the mother of your father or mother

柯林斯词典

• N-FAMILY （外）祖母；奶奶；外婆
  Yourgrandmotheris the mother of your father or mother.
  1. My grandmothers are both widows.
     我奶奶和外婆都是孤寡一人。

英英释义

noun

• the mother of your father or mother
  Synonym:grandmagrannygranniegrannannanna

双语例句

• Don't answer back to your grandmother; it's rude.
  不许和奶奶还嘴，这不礼貌。
• Move over and let your grandmother sit down.
  挪开些，让你外婆坐下来。
• He helped his grandmother in.
  他搀扶着祖母进屋。
• I was sometimes dumped with my grandmother or left with highly unsuitable au pairs
  有时我被扔给奶奶照看，或者被交给毫无经验的临时保姆。
• The newspaper contacted his grandmother to trace his present address, and later doorstepped him at his home.
  报纸联系了他祖母，查到了他现在的住址后便前往登门采访。
• My young daughter was going to stay with her grandmother for a week, but she's not going now, more's the pity.
  我小女儿原来准备去和她的祖母一起住一周的，但非常遗憾，她现在不能去了。
• His grandmother and his father brought him up
  是他的祖母和父亲把他养大的。
• You can't be so bad. it's to make your grandmother turn in her grave.
  你不能如此坏，那会让你的祖母死不瞑目。
• She was forever running errands for her housebound grandmother
  她总是在为她不方便外出的祖母跑前跑后。
• He was brought up by his grandmother.
  他是由他奶奶带大的。