babies

英 [ˈbeɪbiz]

美 [ˈbeɪbiz]

n.  婴儿; 动物幼崽; (家庭或团体中)最年幼的成员; 幼稚的人; 孩子气的人
v.  婴儿般对待; 百般呵护
baby的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 婴儿；婴孩
  Ababyis a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
  1. She used to take care of me when I was a baby...
     我还在襁褓中时，她曾经照顾过我。
  2. My wife has just had a baby...
     我妻子刚生了孩子。
  3. Claire had to dress her baby sister.
     克莱尔得给年幼的妹妹穿衣服。
• N-COUNT （动物）幼崽；幼兽；幼鸟
  Ababyanimal is a very young animal.
  1. ...a baby elephant.
     幼象
  2. ...baby birds.
     雏鸟
• ADJ （蔬菜）幼嫩的
  Babyvegetables are vegetables picked when they are very small.
  1. Serve with baby new potatoes.
     配上小个的新土豆。
• N-VOC; N-COUNT 宝贝儿（昵称，尤用于年轻女性）
  Some people usebabyas an affectionate way of addressing someone, especially a young woman, or referring to them.
  1. You have to wake up now, baby...
     该起床了，宝贝儿。
  2. He was confused, poor baby.
     他都懵了，可怜的家伙。
• 把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉；将精华连同糟粕一起丢弃；不分好坏地全盘抛弃
  If youthrow the baby out with the bath water, you lose the good parts of something as well as the bad parts, because you reject it as a whole instead of just removing what is bad.
• PHRASE 替他人擦屁股；替别人干苦差事
  If youare left holding the baby, you are put in a situation where you are responsible for something, often in an unfair way because other people fail or refuse to take responsibility for it.
  1. You go off round the world, and leave me to hold the baby.
     你满世界地跑，把苦差事都扔给我。

in AM, use 美国英语用 be left holding the bag

双语例句

• SIDS appears to be somewhat more common among babies who sleep on their stomachs.
  趴着睡的婴儿似乎患婴儿猝死综合征的几率更高。
• Wakeful babies will often continue to need little sleep as they grow older.
  通常睡眠轻的婴儿长大后仍然只需要较少的睡眠。
• Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark
  研究表明婴儿通过辨别光亮和黑暗的区域来学会看东西。
• At birth, most babies weigh between 6 and 8 pounds.
  大多数婴儿出生时的体重在6磅到8磅之间。
• The most common multiple births are twins, two babies born at the same time.
  最常见的多胎是双胞胎，两个婴儿同时出生。
• Not all women have the choice whether or not to breast-feed their babies
  不是所有的妇女都能选择是否用母乳哺育自己的孩子。
• Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep.
  母亲们一般让婴儿平躺着睡。
• Even very young premature babies respond to their mother's presence
  即使是很小的早产儿也会对母亲的出现做出反应。
• Heart attacks were extremely rare in babies, he said
  婴儿极少有心脏病发作的情况，他说。
• Two smiley babies are waiting for their lunch.
  两个宝宝正笑眯眯地等着他们的午饭。