grandmother
- 英式英标[\'ɡrænmʌðɚ]
- 美式音标[\'græn(d)mʌðə]
n. 祖母；女祖先
vt. 当…的祖母
vi. 当祖母
英文词源
- grandmother (n.)
- early 15c., from grand- + mother (n.1), probably on analogy of French grand-mère. Replaced earlier grandame (c. 1200) and Old English ealdemodor.
实用例句
- 1. She looks disconcertingly like a familiar aunt or grandmother.
- 令人疑惑的是，她看上去就像一位面熟的邻家阿姨或是祖母。
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- 2. Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.
- 她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。
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- 3. Grandmother felt free to order her about just as she wished.
- 奶奶毫不客气地随意支使她。
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- 4. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
- 她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。
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- 5. She was forever running errands for her housebound grandmother.
- 她总是在为她不方便外出的祖母跑前跑后。
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