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复数:grandmothers
易混词辨析
grandmother、grandma、grandmother-in-law、grandparent
1. grandmother:名词 “祖母;外祖母”(正式说法),血缘关系;
2. grandma:名词 “奶奶;外婆”(口语),比 grandmother 更亲切;
3. grandmother-in-law:名词 “婆婆;岳母”(姻亲关系,配偶的母亲);
4. grandparent:名词 “祖父母;外祖父母”(统称,复数),包含 grandmother 和 grandfather。
单词用法
grandmother的基本意思是“(外)祖母”,指父亲或母亲的母亲。
与grandmother对应的阳性名词是grandfather。
重要短语
maternal grandmother 外祖母;外婆;姥姥
精选例句
1、 Jane's grandmother had wanted to write a children's book for many years, but one thing or another always got in the way.
简的祖母多年来一直想写一本儿童读物,但总是这样或那样的事情阻碍她。
来源:2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文
2、 The baby was born and update texts were coming in quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa,
孩子出生了,喜出望外的祖母特蕾莎迅速发来短信,
来源:2018年高考英语全国卷3 完形填空 原文
1、 D) Laura Chigi, a grandmother at the march, says the local and national governments have failed to do anything about the crowds for decades, because they're only interested in tourism—the primary industry in Venice, worth more than $3 billion in 2015.
参加游行的劳拉·奇吉说,几十年来,地方和国家政府对拥挤的人群没有采取任何措施,因为他们只对旅游业感兴趣,而旅游业是威尼斯的第一产业,2015年的产值超过30亿美元。
来源:2018年6月四级第2套题[句子搭配题]
1、 [N] Erica is proof that a great-grandmother can help to lead the revolution if you get the psychology right—in this case, by matching her enthusiasm for the environment with a fondness for organising groups.
埃里卡证明了,如果对心理学有正确的理解,曾祖母可以帮助领导革命——在这个例子中,她对环境的热情与对组织团体的喜爱相匹配。
来源:2015年12月六级第3套题句子搭配题
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