朗文常用词汇3000详解（B）.doc

朗文常用词汇3000详解（B）
请先将word背景设置成绿色
ba?by 1 / ?be?bi / noun ( plural babies ) [ countable ]
1 a very young child who has not yet learned to speak or walk :
The baby is crying.
She gave birth to a baby on Thursday.
What do you think of your new baby sister?
? TEST-TUBE BABY
2 a very young animal :
baby birds
3 a type of vegetable which is grown to be much smaller than usual or is
eaten before it has grown to its normal size : baby carrots
baby sweetcorn
4 a younger child in a family, often the youngest : Clare is the baby of the family.
5 spoken
a) used to address someone that you love :
Relax, baby – we’re on holiday.
b) not polite used to address a young woman that you do not know
6 someone, especially an older child, who is not behaving in a brave way :
Don’t be a baby!
7 something special that someone has developed or is responsible for :
Don’t ask me about the building contract – that’s Robert’s baby.
8 informal something, especially a piece of equipment or a machine, that you care
about a lot :
This baby can reach speeds of 130 miles per hour.
? throw the baby out with the bathwater at THROW 1 ( 37 )
a baby is born Let me know as soon as the baby is born.
have a baby/give birth to a baby She had the baby at home. | Sue gave birth to a baby boy.
be expecting a baby (= be pregnant ) My wife’s expecting a baby.
a baby is due (= is expected to be born ) When is your baby due?
lose a baby (= have a baby that dies when it is born too soon ) She was three months pregnant when she lost the baby.
deliver a baby (= help a woman to give birth to a baby ) Usually your baby will be delivered by a midwife.
abandon a baby (= leave your baby somewhere because you do not want it ) A disturbing number of babies are abandoned by their mothers.
feed a baby If your baby cries, she may want feeding.
breast-feed a baby 63% of new mothers breast-feed their babies.
change a baby (= change its nappy ) Could you change the