/'ʌpbrɪŋɪŋ; `ʌp,brɪŋɪŋ/
n (usu sing 通常作单数) treatment and education during childhood 儿童期的教养; 抚育; 养育
*a strict religious upbringing 幼年时严格的宗教教育
* The twins had different upbringings. 这一对孪生儿幼时受的教育不同.
* Her country upbringing explains her love of nature. 她是在乡村长大的, 所以非常热爱大自然.

n [singular, U]
the way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up
　Mike had had a strict upbringing.