Mother
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” 
—Isaiah 49:15—
妇人焉能忘记他吃奶的婴孩，不怜恤他所生的儿子？即或有忘记的，我却不忘记你。
—以赛亚书49:15—
Mother noun [C] UK /ˈmʌð.ər/    US /ˈmʌð.ɚ/
n. 母亲；妈妈
My mother was 21 when she got married. 
我母亲结婚时21岁。
n. 对女修道院院长或较高职位修女的称呼
Mother Theresa特雷莎修女
v. 像母亲般照管；溺爱
Stop mothering her - she's 40 years old and can take care of herself. 
别再溺爱她了，她已经40岁了，可以照顾自己了。
Adj. 母亲的，与母亲有关的或有特征的
A mother fox   母狐狸
Mother country 祖国
Even though she hasn't lived in Spain for 50 years, she still calls it her mother country. 尽管她已经有50年没住在西班牙了，她仍将西班牙称为自己的祖国。
Mother nature 大自然
It is better to try to work with, rather than against, Mother Nature. 最好是与大自然合作而不是对抗。
At your mother’s knee 在小时候
I learned to sew at my mother's knee. 我是小时候学会缝纫的。
The mother of all …最极端的例子
We got caught in the mother of all storms. 我们遇到了最强的暴风雨。
Necessity is the mother of invention 需要乃发明之母。
Tied to your mother's apron strings 受母亲的管束
Mother figure 慈母般的人
Mother tongue 母语；本国语；本族语
Mother (n.) 词语用法
1. 基本意思是“母亲,妈妈”,也可用作对年长妇女的尊称。
2. 用于比喻可指“根由,本源”,作此解时,其后常接of加名词或代词。
3. 用作前置定语,可修饰动物或植物,还可修饰国家、民族和语言等。
4. 前有定冠词时,其含义可以抽象化,等于motherhood。
5. 用于称呼时,是专指某人的专有名词,其前不加冠词。
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” 
—Isaiah 49:15—
妇人焉能忘记他吃奶的婴孩，不怜恤他所生的儿子？即或有忘记的，我却不忘记你。
—以赛亚书49:15—
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