baby
n. 嬰兒,幼崽; 最年幼的成員; 幼稚的人; 寶貝兒
adj. (蔬菜)幼嫩的
v. 百般呵護
A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
She used to take care of me when I was a baby...
我還在襁褓中時,她曾經照顧過我。
My wife has just had a baby...
我妻子剛生了孩子。
A baby animal is a very young animal.
...a baby elephant.
幼象
...baby birds.
雛鳥
Baby vegetables are vegetables picked when they are very small.
Serve with baby new potatoes.
配上小個的新土豆。
Some people use baby as an affectionate way of addressing someone, especially a young woman, or referring to them.
You have to wake up now, baby...
該起床了,寶貝兒。
He was confused, poor baby.
他都懵了,可憐的傢伙。
If you throw the baby out with the bath water, you lose the good parts of something as well as the bad parts, because you reject it as a whole instead of just removing what is bad.
If you are left holding the baby, you are put in a situation where you are responsible for something, often in an unfair way because other people fail or refuse to take responsibility for it.
You go off round the world, and leave me to hold the baby.
你滿世界地跑,把苦差事都扔給我。
1. a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk;
2. sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
3. a very young mammal;
4. the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young);
5. an immature childish person;
6. a project of personal concern to someone;
1. treat with excessive indulgence;
baby, child, infant, youngster
這些名詞均有"孩子"之意。
throw the baby out (或 away) with the bathwater
把洗澡水連同孩子一起倒掉,丟棄糟粕精華也扔了
Lay the baby down gently.
請將嬰兒輕輕放下.
Be quiet in case you wake the baby.
輕點兒,別吵醒嬰兒.
Don't be a baby and cry over that little scratch.
別那麼孩子氣,擦破點皮就哭個不停.
The baby is nursing at its mother's breasts.
那孩子正在吃媽媽的奶.
Isn't the baby sweet!
多可愛的小寶寶!