(1)child/tʃaɪld/ n.小孩,儿童,子女
例句:The child in red skirt is very cute.(穿红色短裙的那个小孩子非常可爱。)
(2)children/‘tʃɪldrən/ n.儿童(child的复数形式)
例句:I have three children, one daughter and two sons.(我有三个孩子,1个是女儿,两个是儿子。)
(3)childcare/‘tʃaɪldkeə/ n.儿童照顾,儿童保育
例句:They spent a lot of money on childcare.(他们在儿童保育上花了大量的钱。)
(4)childhood/‘tʃaɪldhʊd/ n.孩童时期
例句:She had been to many places during her childhood.(她在孩提时代就到过很多地方。)
(5)childish/‘tʃaɪldɪʃ/ adj.孩子气的,幼稚的,愚蠢的(贬义词)
例句:I can‘t accept all these childish things they do.(我无法接受他们所做的这些幼稚的事情。)
(6)childlike /‘tʃaɪldlaɪk/ adj.孩子般的,单纯的,天真无邪的(褒义词)
例句:We all want to keep a childlike heart.(我们都想保持一颗童心。)