mothering

英 [ˈmʌðərɪŋ]

美 [ˈmʌðərɪŋ]

n.  呵护; 照料
v.  给以母亲的关爱; 像母亲般地照顾
mother的现在分词

现在分词：mothering　

BNC.22445

牛津词典

noun

• 呵护；照料
  the act of caring for and protecting children or other people
  1. an example of good/poor mothering
     良好呵护的范例；照顾不周的例子

柯林斯词典

• N-FAMILY 母亲;妈妈
  Yourmotheris the woman who gave birth to you. You can also call someone yourmotherif she brings you up as if she was this woman.
  1. She sat on the edge of her mother's bed...
     她坐在母亲床边。
  2. She's an English teacher and a mother of two children...
     她是英语教师，还是两个孩子的母亲。
  3. Mother and child form a close attachment...
     母子情深。
  4. I'm here, Mother.
     我在这儿呢，妈妈。
• VERB (通常指母亲)照看，抚养，养育
  If a womanmothersa child, she looks after it and brings it up, usually because she is its mother.
  1. Colleen had dreamed of mothering a large family.
     科琳曾梦想抚养一群孩子。
• VERB 爱护;溺爱
  If youmothersomeone, you treat them with great care and affection, as if they were a small child.
  1. She felt a great need to mother him...
     她迫切地感到要细心照料他。
  2. Stop mothering me.
     别再宠我了。

双语例句

• Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday celebration.
  这种教堂里的庆祝活动不断与“拜望双亲日”相混合。
• On mothering day the servants would have the day off.
  母亲节那天，仆人可以请一天假。
• Custom of celebrating Mothering Sunday died out almost completely by the19th century.
  庆祝母亲节的习俗几乎完全消失了19世纪。
• The English colonists settled in America discontinued the tradition of Mothering Sunday because of lack of time.
  后来，在美国定居的英国殖民者由于缺少时间停止了这项传统。
• A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch.
  同时，为了庆祝这一天，人们还常常会带一种特殊的蛋糕（称为“母亲蛋糕”）回家给自己的母亲。
• His love interest spends the entire film taking care of him, feeding him, mothering him.
  他对爱的渴望在整个故事里照顾他，滋养他，保护他。
• It was then called Mothering Sunday.
  它当时被称为妈妈的星期天。
• I think, I've unconsciously, chosen people that are emotionally crippled in some way, or who need mothering in some way.
  我想我已不自觉地选择了一些感情有缺陷的人，或都需要母爱的人。
• There is* nothing to suggest that mothering cannot be shared by several people.
  没有这回事说母爱是不可为数人所分享的。
• During the17th century, England honored mothers on "Mothering Sunday," celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent.
  十七世纪时英国人用“拜望双亲日”来表示对母亲们的尊敬，定于四旬斋的个星期日庆祝。