['fɔstə]
foster
a. 收养的,养育的
v. 养育,抚育,培养

词形变化:

动词过去式:fostered 过去分词:fostered 现在分词:fostering 第三人称单数:fosters

例句与用法:

  1. Mr Foster is sorry that he cannot accept your invitation to dinner.
    福斯特先生不能接受你的宴请,深表歉意。
  2. Detect and foster artistic talent.
    发展并培养艺术才能
  3. The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music.
    母亲设法培养儿子对音乐的兴趣。

英英解释:

名词 foster:

  1. United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
  2. 同义词:Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Foster

动词 foster:

  1. promote the growth of
  2. 同义词:further
  3. bring up under fosterage; of children
  4. help develop, help grow
  5. 同义词:nurture

形容词 foster:

  1. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
  2. 同义词:surrogate