foster
英 ['fɒstə]
美['fɔstɚ]
- vt. 培养；养育，抚育；抱（希望等）
- adj. 收养的，养育的
- n. (Foster)人名；(英、捷、意、葡、法、德、俄、西)福斯特
词态变化
第三人称单数: fosters;过去式: fostered;过去分词: fostered;现在分词: fostering;
助记提示
1. The etymological notion underlying foster is of 'giving food'.
2. food => foster, food => fodder.
3. 三个同源词：food, fodder, foster.
2. food => foster, food => fodder.
3. 三个同源词：food, fodder, foster.
中文词源
foster 养育，鼓励
来自food,喂养，食物。
英英释意
- 1. promote the growth of;
- "Foster our children's well-being and education"
- 2. bring up under fosterage; of children
- 3. help develop, help grow;
- "nurture his talents"
英文词源
- foster
- foster: [OE] The etymological notion underlying foster is of ‘giving food’. Indeed, the Old English verb fōstrian meant ‘feed, nourish’, and it was not until the 13th century that secondary metaphorical senses, such as ‘rear a child’ and ‘encourage, cultivate’, began to emerge. It was a derivative of the Old English noun fōstor ‘food’, which in turn was formed from the same Germanic source, *fōth-, as produced English food.
=> food - foster (v.)
- Old English *fostrian "to supply with food, nourish, support," from fostor "food, nourishment, bringing up," from Proto-Germanic *fostra-, from extended form of PIE root *pa- "to protect; feed" (see food).
Meaning "to bring up a child with parental care" is from c. 1200; that of "to encourage or help grow" is early 13c. of things; 1560s of feelings, ideas, etc. Old English also had the word as an adjective meaning "in the same family but not related," in fostorfæder, fostorcild, fostormodoretc. Related: Fostered; fostering.
同义词辨析
nurse, tend, foster, cultivate, cherish
这些动词均含"照料，培育"之意。
nurse： 通常指对无力自顾的婴儿、病人等进行照料或护理。
tend： 指出于责任心、博爱心而不是私人感情去对人或物进行照顾。
foster： 指对孩子的关心、鼓励、供养及抚养其成长；也指鼓励、促进事物的增长与发展。
cultivate： 具体意义指耕耘、培育植物；抽象意义指培养兴趣或向往的理想事物。
cherish： 强调抚育或爱抚。
考试真题
- For others, the web fosters trust
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- Being equipped with one of the most recent cutting-edge IT products could just help a college or university foster a cutting-edge reputation.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- He told me his name, Alfred Foster.
出自-2011年6月听力原文
- What do we know about Alfred Foster
出自-2011年6月听力原文
- But the least we should expect is that they do not foster divisions and exclude those who are already disadvantaged.
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- If I'm right, we should foster a creative spirit because a dose of illogical creativity will complement the rationality of the machine.
2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- Intellectual growth and flexibility are fostered on debate and questioning.
2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- Those are the things I want to foster.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- Vocational schools should do a better job of fostering problem-solving skills and helping students work alongside robots.
出自-2018年考研阅读原文
- The communities minister, Don Foster, has hinted that George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt.
2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community.
- 俱乐部的宗旨是促进团体内部的关系。
牛津词典
- They have fostered over 60 children during the past ten years.
- 在过去十年间，他们抚育了60多个儿童。
牛津词典
- We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
- 我们不能领养孩子，所以决定代养一个。
牛津词典
- a foster mother/father/family
- 代养母 / 父；代养的家庭
牛津词典
- foster parents
- 代养父母
牛津词典
- a foster child
- 代养子
牛津词典
- a foster home
- 寄养家庭
牛津词典
- foster care
- 寄养照管
牛津词典
- Little Jack was placed with foster parents...
- 小杰克和养父母住在一起。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The foster mother was a wonderful, warm person.
- 寄养母是一个很不错的热心人。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children.
- 从那以后她代养了 100 多个孩子，并从中得到快乐。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster global economic growth to help new democracies...
- 他说，发达国家有责任促进全球经济增长，以帮助新兴民主国家。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.
- 地产贬值引发了现金危机。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Our attitudes are our foster mother who determine our fate.
- 态度,是决定我们命运的养母.
期刊摘选
- ABCSee what Billy Joel , Jodie Foster and others had to say to graduates.
- 看看彼利.周, 朱迪. 福斯特对毕业生说了什么?
期刊摘选
- Environment of my province geography is superior, suit to foster race most.
- 我省地理环境优越, 最适合培养赛马.
期刊摘选
- I already had a full house, so I said that I would foster her.
- 我的家已经满了, 因此我说我会只能暂养她.
期刊摘选
- Ms. Foster, seeing the hunting cabin on the hill, knew it could be her dream house.
- 当“佛斯特”女士看到山顶上的那个猎人用过的小房子时, 她就知道,那里就是她梦想中的小屋.
期刊摘选
- Mr Foster is a tower of strength to his party.
- 福斯特先生是他的政党的中流砥柱.
《简明英汉词典》
- Nowadays young couple sometimes foster.
- 现今年轻夫妇有时领养别人的孩子.
《简明英汉词典》
- The mayor has tried to foster civic pride by having a new public library built in the city.
- 市长试图在城市里建造一座新的图书馆以此来培养市民的荣誉感.
《简明英汉词典》
- The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.
- 队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神.
《简明英汉词典》
- The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community.
- 俱乐部的宗旨是促进团体内部的关系。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Mr Foster romped home with 141 votes.
- 福斯特先生以141票轻松获胜。
柯林斯例句
- The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home.
- 这些孩子在抚育院等待安置。
柯林斯例句
- Little Jack was placed with foster parents.
- 小杰克和养父母住在一起。
柯林斯例句
- They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster.
- 他们怀疑内维尔和福斯特先生交换了秘密情报。
柯林斯例句