foster

[US]/ˈfɒstə(r)/
[UK]/ˈfɑːstər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. 促进;助长;培养
adj. 代养的
Word Forms
现在分词fostering
过去式fostered
过去分词fostered
第三人称单数fosters
复数fosters

Phrases & Collocations

foster parents

寄养父母

foster child

寄养儿童

foster care

寄养照顾

foster family

寄养家庭

foster home

寄养家庭;抚养孤儿的家庭

foster father

养父

foster son

n. 养子

jodie foster

n. 朱迪·福斯特(美国女演员)

Example Sentences

foster a secret hope.

抱着秘密的希望

foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.

养父母;寄养的祖父母;寄养的家庭

a campaign to enrol more foster carers.

招募更多收养人的运动。

the teacher's task is to foster learning.

教师的任务是促进学习。

foster the thought of serving the people

树立为人民服务的思想

foster hopes for success

抱成功的希望

P-is a powerful aid to foster attachments.

性情相近对于感情的培养大有帮助。

to foster an interest in music

培养对音乐的兴趣

they need volunteers to act as foster-parents.

他们需要志愿者来充当养父母。

bear and foster offspring.See Synonyms at nurture

生养和抚养后代参见 nurture

the children were placed with foster-parents.

他们为这些孩子找了养父母。

she settled in happily with a foster family.

她融入了收养她的家庭,过得很快乐。

Mr Foster is a tower of strength to his party.

福斯特先生是他的政党的中流砥柱。

Real-world Examples

We are committed to fostering new music talent.

我们致力于培养新的音乐人才。

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

But recently, Moscow and Pyongyang have been fostering warmer relations.

但最近, 莫斯科和平壤一直培养温热关系。

Source: CNN Selected March 2015 Collection

It has the potential to foster unprecedented human creativity.

它具有培养前所未有的人类创造力的潜力。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) August 2019 Collection

I was trying to foster peace and cooperation.

我在试图促进和平与合作。

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

His littermates have been placed in another foster rescue.

它的兄弟姐妹已经被送到另外的动物收容所。

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

Secrecy fosters suspicions that the contents are dreadful.

这种神秘引发了怀疑,报告的内容可能骇人听闻。

Source: The Economist - International

We`ll head to North Carolina and we`ll meet our fosters and rescues there.

我们将前往北卡罗莱纳,在那里我们将会见我们的福斯特一家和营救人员。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

A Worcester man accused of trading his foster son for gasoline.

伍斯特市一名男子被控用养子交换汽油。

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

The question is whether its creation will foster competition or demand restraint.

问题是,这样的集团是会促进竞争,还是需要限制。

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

There are economists who warn that remittances can foster a dependency on outside money.

一些经济学家警告说,汇款可能会助长对外部资金的依赖。

Source: Economic Crash Course

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