motherhood

英 [ˈmʌðəhʊd]

美 [ˈmʌðərhʊd]

n.  母亲身份; 母性

复数：motherhoods　

Collins.1 / BNC.12310 / COCA.9200

牛津词典

noun

• 母亲身份；母性
  the state of being a mother
  1. Motherhood suits her.
     她很适合做母亲。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 母亲身份
  Motherhoodis the state of being a mother.
  1. ...women who try to combine work and motherhood.
     试图做好工作又要当好母亲的女性

英英释义

noun

• the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
  Synonym:maternity

双语例句

• Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood Programme
  产妇保健和安全孕产方案
• Has motherhood changed your career outlook?
  当了母亲是否改变了你的职业前途？
• I bet she's reading all the latest books on motherhood.
  我敢说她一定正在读所有最新的为人母的书籍。
• Brain's really keen to start a family, but his wife doesn't feel ready for motherhood.
  布赖恩真的很热望有个孩子，但是他的妻子感觉还没有准备好做一个母亲。
• Should motherhood necessarily mean sacrifice and self-denial?
  做母亲就一定要牺牲和忘我吗？
• Now, this becomes a little bit of one of those motherhood and apple pie kinds of lectures.
  现在，这课开始有点像，那些母亲叫你做苹果派的课程了。
• These bovine represent motherhood, and their milk sustains and nourishes them.
  这些牛代表母亲，牛奶能养活并滋养他们。
• This mother's day, we ask that you celebrate motherhood in your country.
  今年的母亲节，我们要求你们在贵国庆祝母亲身份。
• I mean, a lot of women have trouble adapting to the stresses of motherhood.
  我的意思是，有很多人在适应当个新妈妈方面有麻烦。
• The face of a series of challenges, urge the Government to eliminate poverty and lack of education caused by barriers to ensure that reproductive health and safe motherhood services.
  面对一系列挑战，呼吁政府消除由于贫困和教育缺乏带来的障碍，确保生殖健康和安全孕产的服务。