grandmother

英 [ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)]

美 [ˈɡrænmʌðər]

n.  (外)祖母; 奶奶; 外婆

复数：grandmothers　

中考CET4CET6考研高考

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4338 / COCA.2495

习惯用语

n.

teach your grandmother to suck eggs
• 教奶奶嘬鸡蛋；在能人面前逞强；班门弄斧
  to tell or show sb how to do sth that they can already do well, and probably better than you can

牛津词典

noun

• （外）祖母；奶奶；外婆
  the mother of your father or mother

柯林斯词典

• N-FAMILY （外）祖母；奶奶；外婆
  Yourgrandmotheris the mother of your father or mother.
  1. My grandmothers are both widows.
     我奶奶和外婆都是孤寡一人。

英英释义

noun

• the mother of your father or mother
  Synonym:grandmagrannygranniegrannannanna

双语例句

• He helped his grandmother in.
  他搀扶着祖母进屋。
• My young daughter was going to stay with her grandmother for a week, but she's not going now, more's the pity.
  我小女儿原来准备去和她的祖母一起住一周的，但非常遗憾，她现在不能去了。
• You shouldn't talk back to your grandmother.
  你不该跟你奶奶顶嘴。
• It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off.
  眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。
• My grandmother and aunt will be there in my parents 'stead.
  我的祖母和姑妈将代替我的父母出席。
• My grandmother's sister helped to deliver my father when he was born.
  爸爸出生时是我的姨奶奶帮助收生的。
• It raining, the little girl helped her grandmother along difficultly.
  下雨了，那个小女孩扶着她的祖母艰难地向前走着。
• 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。
• My grandmothers are both widows.
  我奶奶和外婆都是孤寡一人。
• He had a great desire to have a home of his own for he had always lived with my grandmother.
  他强烈渴望拥有一个属于自己的家，因为他一直和我祖母住在一起。