baby-sit

英 [ˈbeɪbi sɪt]

美 [ˈbeɪbi sɪt]

v.  当临时保姆；代人承担照料责任; 为人临时照看；照顾婴儿

现在分词：baby-sitting　第三人称单数：baby-sits　过去式：baby-sat　过去分词：baby-sat　

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英英释义

verb

• work or act as a baby-sitter
  1. I cannot baby-sit tonigh
  Synonym:sit
• take watchful responsibility for
  1. I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town

双语例句

• The children would grow up and leave home, my husband and I would grow old together, and we'd baby-sit the grandchildren.
  未来于我了然于胸：儿女长大、离家，与丈夫白首偕老，带养孙子孙女。
• It turned out that I had to baby-sit him during the day due to his parents work schedule.
  他的父母因为工作的关系，所以变成我必须在白天当他的褓姆。
• My daughter was attending a meeting and asked me to baby-sit my3-year old granddaughter.
  我的女儿要去参加一个会议，所以要我照顾我三岁的小孙女。
• Although it is nice out, I have to stay home and baby-sit.
  虽然外面天气很好，但是我得在家看小孩。
• I could walk to eat at a restaurant or walk to the playground where I would baby-sit and play with my nephew.
  我可以步行到饭店去吃饭，也可以走到游乐场，在那儿，我照料我的小侄小外甥，和他们一起玩。
• I wouldn't ask you if it wasn't important, but could you possibly baby-sit for us tomorrow evening?
  如果事情不要紧，我不会找你帮忙。不过明晚你能否替我照看一下孩子？
• It will be necessary for someone to baby-sit the machine until it is running properly.
  某人必须修理机器直至它正常运转为止。（或：得找个人把机器修好。）
• She used to baby-sit me.
  她还当过我的保姆。
• I used to baby-sit for my neighbor.
  我过去常为邻居照看孩子。
• I used to baby-sit during vacations when I was in college, she says. I loved that job and my employers were always satisfied with me.
  大学时我常利用假期去做保姆，她说，我热爱那份工作，雇主们都对我非常满意。