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fostering

/ˈfɒstərɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːstərɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

养育， 抚养， 培养

To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.

Examples :

"The animal shelter is fostering orphaned kittens until they are old enough to be adopted. "
这家动物收容所正在照料那些失去父母的小猫，直到它们长大到可以被领养的年龄。
family human society action organization

Related Words

Illustration innovative

innovative adjective

/ɪnˈnɒ.və.tɪv/ /ˈɪn.oʊˌveɪɾɪv/

创新，革新，新颖。

"The new school curriculum is innovative; it uses interactive games to teach math concepts. "

新的学校课程非常创新，它利用互动游戏来教授数学概念。

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offspring noun

/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/ /ˈɑfspɹɪŋ/

子女，后代。

"My offspring are all in school now, and I'm very proud of them. "

我的孩子们现在都在上学，我为他们感到非常骄傲。

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something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

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creativity noun

/kɹieɪˈtɪvɪti/ /-ɾi/

创造力，创意。

"His creativity is unsurpassed by his fellow students in the art class."

在艺术课上，他的创造力是同学们无法比拟的。

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development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

发展， 进展

"The development of this story has been slow."

这个故事的情节进展缓慢。

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encouraging verb

/ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

鼓励，激励，鼓舞。

"I encouraged him during his race."

比赛期间，我一直在给他加油鼓劲。

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encouragement noun

[ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒmənt]

鼓励，激励。

"The teacher's encouragement helped the student overcome her fear of public speaking. "

老师的鼓励帮助那位学生克服了她对公开演讲的恐惧。

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community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

社区，社群，团体

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

学校的师生和家长团体一起庆祝了年末节日。

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unrelated adjective

/ˌʌnrɪˈleɪtɪd/ /ˌʌnriˈleɪtɪd/

不相关的，无关的

"The holiday started with two unrelated mishaps."

这个假期一开始就发生了两件互不相干的倒霉事。

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parental noun

/pəˈrɛntəl/ /pæˈrɛntəl/

父母，家长

"Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions."

现在除了父母之外，还有各种各样可能承担父母角色的人，比如祖父母，阿姨和叔叔，继父母，姻亲，年长的兄弟姐妹和堂/表兄弟姐妹，以及民事结合关系中的伴侣。

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appreciation noun

/əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

欣赏， 赞赏.

"We give to you this trophy as a token of our appreciation of all your years of service."

我们把这个奖杯赠予您，以此表达我们对您多年服务的赞赏和肯定。

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cultivate verb

/ˈkʌltɪveɪt/

种植，栽培。

"Most farmers in this region cultivate maize."

这个区域的大部分农民都种植玉米。