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

• You shouldn't talk back to your grandmother.
  你不该跟你奶奶顶嘴。
• My grandmothers are both widows.
  我奶奶和外婆都是孤寡一人。
• He first learnt to fish under the watchful eye of his grandmother.
  在祖母的看护下，他第一次学起了钓鱼。
• He helped his grandmother in.
  他搀扶着祖母进屋。
• She'll soon be a grandmother.
  她快抱孙子了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't answer back to your grandmother; it's rude.
  不许和奶奶还嘴，这不礼貌。
• For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms.
  很久以来，她的母亲和外婆两人之间几乎不怎么说话。