foster

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

Translation

v. 促進;助長;培養
adj. 代養的
Word Forms
現在分詞fostering
過去式fostered
過去分詞fostered
第三人稱單數fosters
複數fosters

Phrases & Collocations

foster parents

寄養父母

foster child

寄養兒童

foster care

寄養照顧

foster family

寄養家庭

foster home

寄養家庭;撫養孤兒的家庭

foster father

養父

foster son

n. 養子

jodie foster

n. 朱迪·福斯特(美國女演員)

Example Sentences

foster a secret hope.

抱着祕密的希望

foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.

養父母;寄養的祖父母;寄養的家庭

a campaign to enrol more foster carers.

招募更多收養人的運動。

the teacher's task is to foster learning.

教師的任務是促進學習。

foster the thought of serving the people

樹立爲人民服務的思想

foster hopes for success

抱成功的希望

P-is a powerful aid to foster attachments.

性情相近對於感情的培養大有幫助。

to foster an interest in music

培養對音樂的興趣

they need volunteers to act as foster-parents.

他們需要志願者來充當養父母。

bear and foster offspring.See Synonyms at nurture

生養和撫養後代參見 nurture

the children were placed with foster-parents.

他們爲這些孩子找了養父母。

she settled in happily with a foster family.

她融入了收養她的家庭,過得很快樂。

Mr Foster is a tower of strength to his party.

福斯特先生是他的政黨的中流砥柱。

Real-world Examples

We are committed to fostering new music talent.

我們致力於培養新的音樂人才。

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養溫熱關係。

Source: CNN Selected March 2015 Collection

It has the potential to foster unprecedented human creativity.

它具有培養前所未有的人類創造力的潛力。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) August 2019 Collection

I was trying to foster peace and cooperation.

我在試圖促進和平與合作。

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

His littermates have been placed in another foster rescue.

它的兄弟姐妹已經被送到另外的動物收容所。

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

Secrecy fosters suspicions that the contents are dreadful.

這種神祕引發了懷疑,報告的內容可能駭人聽聞。

Source: The Economist - International

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

我們將前往北卡羅萊納,在那裏我們將會見我們的福斯特一家和營救人員。

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養子交換汽油。

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

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

問題是,這樣的集團是會促進競爭,還是需要限制。

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

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

一些經濟學家警告說,匯款可能會助長對外部資金的依賴。

Source: Economic Crash Course

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