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infant

美音:[´ınfənt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´ınfənt ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.婴儿,幼儿 adj.婴儿的,幼稚的

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fam=to speak(说;论)

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infant


/'ɪnfənt; `ɪnfənt/
n
1 child during the first few years of life 婴儿; 幼儿
*infants, older children and adults 幼儿、大孩子和成人
* [attrib 作定语] our infant `son 我们的幼小的儿子
* infant `voices 童声
* infant mor`tality rate, ie percentage of children that die in the first few years of life 幼儿死亡率
* an `infant teacher, ie one who teaches infants 幼儿教师
* (fig 比喻) In its first general election, the infant (ie newly-formed) Social Democratic Party won few seats. 新成立的社会民主党初次参加大选所得席位无几.
2 (Brit law 律) person under the age of 18; minor 未成年人(18岁以下者).
1. Tourism was then still in its infant stage.
    旅游业当时还处在初创阶段。

2. He was holding an infant in his arms.
    他抱着婴儿.

3. "Mom" is not right, because the woman or women who supplied the egg and gave birth to the infant would more appropriately be called Mother.
    称呼"妈妈"不正确,因为提供卵子并生下婴孩的女子才更有资格被称为母亲。

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