baby-sit

英 [ˈbeɪbi sɪt]

美 [ˈbeɪbi sɪt]

v.  当临时保姆；代人承担照料责任; 为人临时照看；照顾婴儿

现在分词：baby-sitting　第三人称单数：baby-sits　过去式：baby-sat　过去分词：baby-sat　

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英英释义

verb

• work or act as a baby-sitter
  1. I cannot baby-sit tonigh
  Synonym:sit
• take watchful responsibility for
  1. I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town

双语例句

• Great, Marry just called and said she can baby-sit tonight.
  太好了，玛丽打电话跟我说她今晚能来照看小孩。
• She used to baby-sit me.
  她还当过我的保姆。
• I don't understand why I have to baby-sit you.
  我也不明白为什么我要照顾你。
• I wouldn't ask you if it wasn't important, but could you possibly baby-sit for us tomorrow evening?
  如果事情不要紧，我不会找你帮忙。不过明晚你能否替我照看一下孩子？
• Look, I can't stay here and baby-sit you.
  听着，我不能呆在这里照看你。
• Could you baby-sit for me tonight?
  今晚帮我看看小孩行吗？
• A: You promised to baby-sit on the night of Jean's party?
  A：你答应在珍妮开派对那天晚上看孩子？
• It will be necessary for someone to baby-sit the machine until it is running properly.
  某人必须修理机器直至它正常运转为止。（或：得找个人把机器修好。）
• I could walk to eat at a restaurant or walk to the playground where I would baby-sit and play with my nephew.
  我可以步行到饭店去吃饭，也可以走到游乐场，在那儿，我照料我的小侄小外甥，和他们一起玩。
• They do not have an obligation to baby-sit or to take their grandchildren in their house when the parents were on vacation.
  父母也没有义务给子女当保姆照顾孙辈，或者当子女外出旅游度假时把子女的孩子放到自己家里。