mother

名词 mother:

1. a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
   同义词：female parent
2. a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
3. a term of address for an elderly woman
4. a term of address for a mother superior
5. a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation

动词 mother:

1. care for like a mother
   同义词：fuss, overprotect
2. make children
   同义词：beget, get, engender, father, sire, generate, bring forth

1. My father and mother went for a walk.
   爸爸妈妈去散步了。
2. He disobeyed his mother and went to the party.
   他不听母亲的劝告，参加了那次聚会。
3. I wonder when mother will ring?
   我不知道母亲什么时候会打电话来？
4. It happened that my mother was out that day.
   我母亲恰巧那天出去了。
5. My mother is a housewife.
   我妈妈是个家庭妇女。

mother

n.（名词）
A woman who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures a child.
母亲：孕育、生产或抚养和教育小孩的女人
A female parent of an animal.
母兽：动物双亲的雌性一方
A female ancestor.
女性祖先
A woman who holds a position of authority or responsibility similar to that of a mother:
女主管：拥有类似于母亲的地位、权势或责任的女人：
例句：
a den mother.
女管家

Roman Catholic Church
【罗马天主教】
A mother superior.
女修道院院长
Used as a form of address for such a woman.
用作对女修道院院长的称呼
A woman who creates, originates, or founds something:
女创始人，女发明人：创造、发明或创建某物的女人：
例句：
.the discovery of radium, which made Marie Curie mother to the Atomic Age.(Alden Whitman)
.镭的发现使玛丽·居里成为原子时代之母.(奥尔登·惠特曼)

A creative source; an origin:
根本，源泉：创造性的源头；起源：
例句：
Philosophy is the mother of the sciences.
哲学为科学的根本

Used as a title for a woman respected for her wisdom and age.
大妈，大娘：对那些因智慧或年老而受人尊敬的女人的称呼
Maternal love and tenderness:
母性：母爱和温柔：
例句：
brought out the mother in her.
引发她的母性

Vulgar Slang Something considered extraordinary, as in disagreeableness, size, or intensity.
【粗俗用语】 【俚语】 巨大的事物：被认为很不平常的某物，如在厌恶、尺寸或强度方面
adj.（形容词）
Relating to or being mother.
母亲的：与母亲有联系的或作为母亲的
Characteristic of a mother:
有母亲特色的：
例句：
mother love.
母爱

Being the source or origin:
本源的：作为源泉或起源的：
例句：
the mother church.
教会本部

Derived from or as if from one`s mother; native:
本国的：从或似乎从某人的母亲处提取的；本土的：
例句：
one`s mother language.
母语

v.tr.（及物动词）
moth.ered,moth.er.ing,moth.ers
To give birth to; create and produce.
生育；创造和产生
To watch over, nourish, and protect maternally.See Usage Note at father
抚养，保护：母亲般地监督、养育和保护参见 father

来源：
Middle English moder, mother
中古英语 moder, mother
from Old English môdor * see m3ter-
源自 古英语 môdor *参见 m3ter-

mother
mother 2

n.（名词）
A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar.
醋母：一种由发酵细胞和形成于发酵期流体表面的细菌组成的黏稠的粘状物，加于葡萄酒或苹果酒中以开始酒的生产过程

来源：
Probably alteration influenced by mother
可能为 受 mother的影响
of obsolete Dutch moeder
已废荷兰语 moeder的变化
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷兰语
probably from moeder [mother of children] * see m3ter-
可能源自 moeder [孩子们的母亲] *参见 m3ter-