foster

verb

1. 促进；助长；培养；鼓励
   to encourage sth to develop
   1. The club's aim is to foster better relations within the community.
      俱乐部的宗旨是促进团体内部的关系。
2. 代养，抚育，照料（他人子女一段时间）
   to take another person's child into your home for a period of time, without becoming his or her legal parents
   1. They have fostered over 60 children during the past ten years.
      在过去十年间，他们抚育了60多个儿童。
   2. We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
      我们不能领养孩子，所以决定代养一个。

adj.

1. （与某些代养有关的名词连用）
   used with some nouns in connection with the fostering of a child
   1. a foster mother/father/family
      代养母 / 父；代养的家庭
   2. foster parents
      代养父母
   3. a foster child
      代养子
   4. a foster home
      寄养家庭
   5. foster care
      寄养照管

1. ADJ 寄养的;代养的
   Foster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parents. The child is referred to as their foster child.
   1. Little Jack was placed with foster parents...
      小杰克和养父母住在一起。
   2. The foster mother was a wonderful, warm person.
      寄养母是一个很不错的热心人。
2. VERB 寄养;代养
   If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent.
   1. She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children.
      从那以后她代养了 100 多个孩子，并从中得到快乐。
3. VERB 促进;鼓励;培养
   To foster something such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop.
   1. He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster global economic growth to help new democracies...
      他说，发达国家有责任促进全球经济增长，以帮助新兴民主国家。
   2. Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.
      地产贬值引发了现金危机。

1. We are looking for foster carers who can care for a child for a few days
   我们在找寄养家庭，帮忙照看一个孩子几天。
2. After due consideration it was decided to send him away to live with foster parents
   充分考虑之后决定将他送到养父母那儿生活。
3. The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh
   优胜者分别是：E.沃克、R.福斯特、R.盖茨和A.麦金托什。
4. It might be possible for a single woman to be accepted as a foster parent
   有可能会接受单身女子作为领养人。
5. Little Jack was placed with foster parents
   小杰克和养父母住在一起。
6. The foster mother was a wonderful, warm person.
   寄养母是一个很不错的热心人。
7. She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children.
   从那以后她代养了100多个孩子，并从中得到快乐。
8. He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster global economic growth to help new democracies
   他说，发达国家有责任促进全球经济增长，以帮助新兴民主国家。
9. Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.
   地产贬值引发了现金危机。
10. He manoeuvres to foster recovery.
    他采取手段促进复苏。
11. The President is keen to notch a political triumph that would foster freer world trade and faster economic growth.
    总统渴望获得政治胜利，以促使世界贸易更为自由，经济发展更为迅速。
12. The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home
    这些孩子在抚育院等待安置。
13. Mr Foster romped home with 141 votes.
    福斯特先生以141票轻松获胜。
14. He has spent most of his life being shunted between his mother, father and various foster families
    他一生中的大部分时间都在他母亲、父亲及各种各样的寄养家庭之间辗转度过。
15. He may have had some suspicions of Michael Foster, the editor of the journal
    他可能对杂志主编迈克尔·福斯特有些怀疑。
16. The bright and telegenic Miss Foster is being paid around £ 90,000 a year for her exclusive deal.
    福斯特小姐头脑聪明，镜头感十足，凭其独家节目拿到约9万英镑的年薪。
17. They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster.
    他们怀疑内维尔和福斯特先生交换了秘密情报。
18. Foster, who is twice the world champion.
    两次获世界冠军的福斯特
19. Mason was uninhibited in his questions about Foster's family.
    梅森就福斯特的家庭毫无顾忌地发问。
20. The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.
    队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。
21. Nowaday young couple sometimes foster.
    现今年轻夫妇有时领养别人的孩子。
22. And more broadly, we need to foster cooperation and respect among all nations and peoples.
    在更广泛的层次上，我们需要增进在所有国家和人民之间的合作与尊重。
23. Girls are encouraged to play with toys that foster language and human relations skills.
    鼓励女孩玩玩具的语言和技能的培养人际关系。
24. Thus we emphasize the process of learning to foster all aspects of the student's development.
    因此我们强调在此教学过程中培养学生的各个方面的发展。
25. I've raised one daughter and nine foster children.
    我抚养了一个女儿和9个收养的孩子。
26. Raise design standards and foster design-related education;
    提高设计水平和推动与设计有关的教育；
27. They would build regional, national and local capacity and foster idea sharing.
    它们将建设地区、国家和地方的能力，并培育想法共享。
28. We foster and encourage employees to go all out to work for customers.
    培养和激励员工全力以赴，为客户而努力工作。
29. Foster our children's well-being and education.
    培养我们的孩子使其具有良好的身体状况和教育程度。
30. I had spoken to both my foster sister and her mum about this.
    我全告诉了我的养姐姐和她的妈妈有关此事。

  adopted adoptive foster【导航词义：收养的】

  adopted adj. 领养的，被收养的

〔辨析〕指被人收养的。

  adoptive adj. 收养（孩子）的

〔辨析〕指收养他人孩子的，只作定语。

  foster adj. 收养的

〔辨析〕一般作定语，既可指“被收养的（adopted）”，也可指“收养孩子的（adoptive）”。

  nurse foster nurture【导航词义：关心，照顾】

  nurse v. 护理，照料

〔辨析〕通常指照顾生病、受伤、年迈的人。

  foster v. 抚育，代养

〔辨析〕指在一段时间内替他人照顾孩子，但法律上并未成为孩子的父母。

  nurture v. 〈正式〉养育，培育

〔辨析〕指照料处于生长发育阶段的孩子或植物。

verb

1. help develop, help grow
   1. nurture his talents

   Synonym:    nurture

2. bring up under fosterage

3. promote the growth of
   1. Foster our children's well-being and education

   Synonym:    further

adj

1. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
   1. foster parent
   2. foster child
   3. foster home
   4. surrogate father

   Synonym:    surrogate