fosters

英 [ˈfɒstəz]

美 [ˈfɑːstərz]

v.  促进; 助长; 培养; 鼓励; 代养，抚育，照料(他人子女一段时间)
foster的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 寄养的;代养的
  Fosterparents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parents. The child is referred to as theirfosterchild.
  1. Little Jack was placed with foster parents...
     小杰克和养父母住在一起。
  2. The foster mother was a wonderful, warm person.
     寄养母是一个很不错的热心人。
• VERB 寄养;代养
  If youfostera child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent.
  1. 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。
• VERB 促进;鼓励;培养
  Tofostersomething such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop.
  1. 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。
  2. Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.
     地产贬值引发了现金危机。

双语例句

• Too rigid parental control fosters rebellion in children.
  父母管教过严会促使子女反抗。
• Their mutual need for emotional security fosters extreme loyalty to one another.
  双方对于情感安全的需要让这对鸳鸯极为忠诚。
• This course fosters the development of aural skills that lead to an understanding of Western music.
  本课程通过了解和感悟西方音乐来学习各种听力技巧。
• This fosters awareness as well as reusability of business services that are developed by different business domains.
  这促进了对由不同业务域开发的业务服务的理解和责任。
• Snapchat is great because of the creativity it fosters.
  Snapchat之所以很出色是因为它激发了人们的创造力。
• The close relationship between students and faculty serves to motivate students and fosters a personal approach to the curriculum.
  师生间的亲密关系能够激发学生学习课程的积极性，保证对每一位学生都有个性化的学习方法。
• Travel between our countries fosters improved understanding between our two peoples and facilitates cooperation and collaboration in every field.
  我们两国之间的来往促进我们两国人民之间的相互理解并促进了两国在各个领域的合作和协作。
• The functional part of stupidity lubricates the work process and fosters greater certainty and a happier atmosphere.
  愚蠢的功能性润滑了工作流程，有助于营造更大的确定性，并让工作氛围更为融洽。
• The president called foreign aid a handout that fosters dependence on wealthy nations.
  总统认为外援是不劳而获之财，会助长本国对富国的依赖性。
• A company that fosters a healthy corporate culture will also have people who love their job.
  一个培养健康企业文化的公司也将具有爱岗敬业的人。