grandmother
英 ['græn(d)mʌðə]
美['ɡrænmʌðɚ]
	    - n. 祖母;女祖先
 - vt. 当…的祖母
 - vi. 当祖母
 
词态变化
复数: grandmothers;
		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.
 
双语例句
- 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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