| 其他翻译 |
| Mother interj | (female parent: in direct address) (称呼语) | SCSimplified Chinese 母亲，妈妈 mǔ qīn ，mā mɑ
TCTraditional Chinese 母親，媽媽 |
| | Mother! Where did you go? May I have some more cake, Mother? |
| | 妈妈！你去哪儿了？我还能再吃些蛋糕么，妈妈？ |
| the mother of [sth] n | figurative (cause) | SCSimplified Chinese 原因, 缘由 |
| | Some think that diplomacy is the mother of inaction. |
| mother n | figurative (maternal quality) | SCSimplified Chinese 母性 mǔ xìng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 母爱 mǔ xìng，mǔ ài |
| | It is the mother in her that leads to her kindness and patience. |
| Mother n | (Mother Superior) | SCSimplified Chinese 女修道院院长 nǚ xiū dào yuàn yuàn zhǎng |
| | Mother Superior is always early for mass. |
| mother n as adj | (motherly, maternal) | SCSimplified Chinese 母亲的 mǔ qīn de
TCTraditional Chinese 母親的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 妈妈的 mǔ qīn de ，mā ma de |
| | Mother love is the source of endless tolerance. |
| mother n as adj | (mother animal) (动物) | SCSimplified Chinese 母亲 mǔ qīn
TCTraditional Chinese 母親 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 妈妈 mǔ qīn ，mā mɑ
TCTraditional Chinese 媽媽 |
| | The mother bear ferociously protected her cubs. |
| mother [sb]⇒ vtr | (be the mother of) | SCSimplified Chinese 做…的母亲 zuò de mǔ qīn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 生养 zuò de mǔ qīn，shēng yǎng |
| | I think that Julie will mother lots of children. |
| mother [sth]⇒ vtr | (give birth to) | SCSimplified Chinese 生育 shēng yù |
| | The wolf mothered two cubs. |
| mother [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (protect, nurture) | SCSimplified Chinese 保护 bǎo hù
TCTraditional Chinese 保護 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 照管 bǎo hù，zhào guǎn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 照顾 bǎo hù，zhào gù
TCTraditional Chinese 照顧 |
| | They mother their families, making sure that there is proper food and clothing. |
| mother [sb]⇒ vtr | (act like a mother to) | SCSimplified Chinese 像母亲一样对待 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 像妈妈一样照顾 |
| | Stop mothering me. You are my girlfriend, not my mom. |
复合形式：
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| birth mother n | (biological female parent) | SCSimplified Chinese 生母 |
| | My adoptive mother helped me find my birth mother. |
| den mother n | US (female scout leader) | SCSimplified Chinese 童子军女训导 tóng zǐ jūn nǚ xùn dǎo |
| | Most of what the young scouts had been taught came from their den mother. |
| | 女童子军的多数知识都来自其训导。 |
| den mother n | US, figurative (woman: social organizer) (比喻, 指女性) | SCSimplified Chinese 牵头人 |
| | Jack is the den mother of the office staff, always arranging little social gatherings and the like. |
| | 杰克是办公室员工的牵头人，总是举行些小型社交集会什么的。 |
| foster mother n | (mother by temporary adoption) | SCSimplified Chinese 养母 yǎng mǔ |
| | My foster mother loved me as dearly as her own children. |
| house mother n | (sorority director) | SCSimplified Chinese 宿舍长 |
mother's boy,
mama's boy (US),
mamma's boy (US),
momma's boy (US),
mummy's boy (UK) n | informal, pejorative (man overly attached to his mother) | SCSimplified Chinese 胆小怕事的男孩子 dǎn xiǎo pà shì de nán hái zi |
| | Tim's mother has him tied to her apron strings; he's become a mama's boy. |
| mother company n | (business that owns a subsidiary) | SCSimplified Chinese 母公司 mǔ gōng sī |
| mother country n | (country of birth, native land) | SCSimplified Chinese 祖国 zǔ guó
TCTraditional Chinese 祖國 |
| | A patriot is willing to sacrifice for the mother country. |
Mother Earth,
mother earth n | (Planet Earth) | SCSimplified Chinese 地球母亲 dì qiú mǔ qīn
TCTraditional Chinese 大地 |
| mother figure n | ([sb] maternal or nurturing) | SCSimplified Chinese 慈母般的人 cí mǔ bān de rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 母亲的化身 cí mǔ bān de rén，mǔ qīn de huà shēn |
| mother figure n | (female guardian) | SCSimplified Chinese 母职人物 mǔ zhí rén wù
TCTraditional Chinese 母職人物 |
| Mother Goose n | UK (pantomime) (童话形象) | SCSimplified Chinese 鹅妈妈 é mā ma
TCTraditional Chinese 鵝媽媽 |
mother goose,
Mother Goose adj | (nursery-rhyme, nursery-story) | SCSimplified Chinese 童谣的 tóng yáo de
TCTraditional Chinese 童謠的 |
| Mother Goose n | US (fictional nursery rhyme author) (假托的童谣作家名) | SCSimplified Chinese 鹅妈妈 é mā ma
TCTraditional Chinese 鵝媽媽 |
| mother hen n | figurative (overprotective woman) | SCSimplified Chinese 爱操心的女人 |
| mother lode n | (vein of precious metal) (矿) | SCSimplified Chinese 主脉 zhǔ mài |
| | (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 源泉，来源 yuán quán，lái yuán
TCTraditional Chinese 源泉 |
| | The miners struck the mother lode and dug out tons of gold ore. |
| mother love n | (affection felt by a mother for her child) | SCSimplified Chinese 母爱 mǔ ài |
| Mother Nature n | figurative (personification of natural world) | SCSimplified Chinese 大自然母亲 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大自然 dà zì rán
TCTraditional Chinese 大自然 |
| | The developers built everywhere, with no regard for Mother Nature. |
| mother of the bride n | (female parent of a woman getting married) | SCSimplified Chinese 新娘的母亲 |
| | The mother of the bride wore purple at the wedding. |
| mother ship | (nautical) | SCSimplified Chinese 母船 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 母舰 |
mother superior,
Mother Superior n | (abbess: head nun) | SCSimplified Chinese 女修道院院长 nǚ xiū dào yuàn yuàn zhǎng |
mother tongue,
mother language n | (native language) | SCSimplified Chinese 母语 mǔ yǔ |
| | Juan's mother tongue is Spanish. |
| | 胡安的母语是西班牙语。 |
| mother-in-law n | (spouse's mother) (女方对丈夫母亲的称呼) | SCSimplified Chinese 婆婆 pó po
TCTraditional Chinese 婆婆 |
| | (男方对妻子母亲的称呼) | SCSimplified Chinese 岳母，丈母娘 yuè mǔ，zhàng mǔ niáng |
| | Stephen always got on very well with his mother-in-law. |
| mother-of-pearl adj | (made of mother-of-pearl) | SCSimplified Chinese 珍珠母制的 |
| mother-of-pearl adj | figurative (nacreous, pearlescent) | SCSimplified Chinese 珠母般的，珠光四射的 |
| mother-of-pearl n | (pearlescent interior of mollusc shell) (某些软体动物壳最内层的结构) | SCSimplified Chinese 珍珠层，珠母层 |
| mother-to-be n | (pregnant woman) | SCSimplified Chinese 孕妇 yùn fù |
| mother's boy | (overly attached to mother) | SCSimplified Chinese 妈宝男 |
Mother's Day,
also UK: Mothering Sunday n | (celebration for mothers) | SCSimplified Chinese 母亲节 mǔ qīn jié
TCTraditional Chinese 母親節 |
| | What date is Mother's Day this year? |
| mother's milk n | (woman's breast milk) | SCSimplified Chinese 母乳 mǔ rǔ |
| mother's milk n | figurative (nourishment) | SCSimplified Chinese 滋养的源泉 zī yǎng de yuán quán |
| Necessity is the mother of invention n | (need inspires solutions) | SCSimplified Chinese 需要是发明之母 |
| | It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. |
queen mother,
Queen Mother n | (mother of a reigning monarch) | SCSimplified Chinese 太后 tài hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 太后 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 皇太后 tài hòu，huáng tài hòu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 王母 tài hòu，wáng mǔ |
| | The Queen Mother made her views on horse racing very clear: she loved it! |
| room mother n | US (classroom assistant) | SCSimplified Chinese 家长代表 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 轮值家长 |
| single mother n | (female parent without a partner) | SCSimplified Chinese 单身母亲 dān shēn mǔ qīn
TCTraditional Chinese 單身母親 |
| | She's been a single mother since her husband died last year. |
stepmother,
step-mother n | (parent's wife) | SCSimplified Chinese 继母 jì mǔ |
| | Did your stepmother inherit all of your dad's estate? |
| | 你父亲所有的财产是不是都被你的继母继承了？ |
stepmother,
step-mother n | (wicked figure in fairy tales) (童话中的邪恶形象) | SCSimplified Chinese 恶毒继母
TCTraditional Chinese 惡毒繼母 |
| | In fairy tales the stepmother is often wicked and hates children. |
| | 童话的继母大多非常恶毒，讨厌小孩。 |
| surrogate mother n | (woman who carries another's baby) | SCSimplified Chinese 代孕母亲 dài yùn mǔ qīn |
| working mother n | (mother who has job) | SCSimplified Chinese 职业妇女 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 职场母亲 |