| 单词 | grandmother |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔AGAINST/OPPOSE〕My grandmother doesn't agree with divorce. 我的祖母不赞成离婚。朗文写作活用〔ASHAMED〕My grandmother thought I was disgracing myself, following Tim around like a love-sick puppy. 我祖母觉得我这样很丢人，到处跟着蒂姆，就像一条怀春的小狗。朗文写作活用〔BIG〕My grandmother was wearing an enormous hat. 我的祖母戴了一顶奇大无比的帽子。朗文写作活用〔BRAVE/NOT BRAVE〕When she was young, everybody thought my grandmother was terribly daring because she smoked. 我祖母年轻时，大家都觉得她的胆子特别大，因为她吸烟。朗文写作活用〔BREAK〕My grandmother fell down the stairs and fractured her ankle. 我祖母从楼梯上摔了下来，脚踝骨骨折了。朗文写作活用〔CAN/CAN'T〕The money from my grandmother enabled us to buy the house. 祖母给的钱使我们能够买下那幢房子。朗文写作活用〔COMPLETE/NOT COMPLETE〕When my grandmother died, I inherited a complete set of Dresden china. 祖母去世后，我继承了一套德累斯顿细瓷器。朗文写作活用〔COOK〕Whenever I had a cold, my grandmother would concoct a remedy out of herbs, ginger, lemons and garlic. 我一感冒，祖母就会用药草、生姜、柠檬和蒜调制汤药。朗文写作活用〔DETERMINED〕My grandmother stubbornly refuses to eat any ‘foreign’ foods. 我祖母固执地拒吃任何“外国”食品。朗文写作活用〔DETERMINED〕My grandmother was a tough old lady, who lived through some very hard times. 我祖母是个坚强的老太太，经历了一些极艰难的时光。朗文写作活用〔DIE〕My grandmother gave me that ring when she was on her deathbed. 祖母在临终时给了我那枚戒指。朗文写作活用〔FEW/NOT MANY〕My grandmother received almost no education as she was growing up. 我祖母在成长阶段几乎没有接受过什么教育。朗文写作活用〔FOOD〕When I was young, my grandmother was always trying to feed me up with sweets and biscuits. 我小时候祖母总是给我吃许多糖果和饼干。朗文写作活用〔FUNNY〕My grandmother seemed to be highly amused by my remarks. 祖母看上去被我的话逗得非常开心。朗文写作活用〔GIVE〕The ring had been handed down to her from her grandmother. 这只戒指是从她祖母传下来给她的。朗文写作活用〔GOOD AT〕My grandmother was an expert dressmaker. 我祖母是个手艺很好的裁缝。朗文写作活用〔HEALTHY/UNHEALTHY〕My grandmother remained in excellent health until she was in her nineties. 我祖母直到九十多岁还依然有很好的身体。朗文写作活用〔ILL/SICK〕She lives with her grandmother who is elderly and infirm. 她与年老体弱的祖母住在一起。朗文写作活用〔KEEP〕My grandmother hoards everything - jam jars, plastic bags, pieces of string - her house is a mess. 我祖母老是在藏东西——果酱罐、塑料袋、一截一截的绳子—她家里乱七八糟的。朗文写作活用〔KISS〕My grandmother gave me a quick peck, and went to bed. 祖母匆匆地亲了我一下，就上床去了。朗文写作活用〔LIKE OR SIMILAR|像|相似〕She's seventy-six, short, round and fair, and bears a strong resemblance to my own grandmother. 她76岁，个子矮小，体型丰满，皮肤白皙，和我自己的祖母长得非常像。朗文写作活用〔LOVE〕The doting grandmother smiled and chatted about how well the boy was doing at school. 那位溺爱孙子的祖母微笑着大谈这孩子在学校里表现如何如何好。朗文写作活用〔MONEY〕My grandmother left me all her money when she died. 祖母去世时把所有的钱都留给我了。朗文写作活用〔OFTEN〕My grandmother must have spoken to him hundreds of times but, surprisingly, she didn't know his name. 我祖母一定跟他说过许多次话了，可她竟然不知道他的名字。朗文写作活用〔OWN〕My grandmother lives near your place -- just around the corner in fact. 我祖母跟你住得很近—其实就在附近。朗文写作活用〔PUT〕Grandmother was getting too frail to live on her own, so we had to put her in an old people's home. 祖母身体太弱，不能独自生活，所以我们不得不把她安置在养老院里。朗文写作活用〔RARE/RARELY〕My grandmother hardly ever goes out of the house. 我祖母几乎从不出家门。朗文写作活用〔REGRET/NOT REGRET〕I'm sorry to have to tell you that your grandmother is in hospital. 我很抱歉得告诉你，你祖母住院了。朗文写作活用〔RELIGION〕My grandmother converted to Hinduism while living in India. 我祖母在印度生活期间皈依了印度教。朗文写作活用〔SECRET〕Yes, the secret's out I'm afraid. I'm to be a grandmother. 是呀，恐怕秘密泄露了，我要当祖母了。朗文写作活用〔SURVIVE〕My grandmother wouldn't survive another operation. 我祖母不能再经受另一次的手术了。朗文写作活用〔THIN〕I'm really worried about my grandmother -- she's lost a lot of weight recently. 我非常担心祖母的身体，近来她体重大减。朗文写作活用〔TIME〕She's convinced that Grandmother is not going to live long. 她相信祖母活不久了。朗文写作活用〔TRUST/NOT TRUST〕Terry's grandmother looked at me with suspicion and demanded, ‘Who's this?’ 特里的祖母以怀疑的眼光看了看我后问道：“这人是谁？”朗文写作活用〔a ripe old age〕My grandmother died at the ripe old age of 92.我祖母在92岁高龄时去世。剑桥高阶〔after〕She was called Emily, after her grandmother.她叫艾米丽, 和她祖母的名字一样。外研社新世纪〔after〕We named the baby ‘Ena’ after her grandmother.我们以婴儿祖母的名字给婴儿取名“埃娜”。牛津高阶〔agitate〕I must warn you that any mention of Clare agitates your grandmother.我必须提醒你，一提到克莱尔你奶奶就会不安起来。朗文当代〔amazed〕They were amazed to discover that their grandmother had been a professional dancer.他们惊奇地发现他们的祖母曾是专业舞蹈演员。韦氏高阶〔amazing〕Her grandmother was really an amazing woman.她祖母实在是一个奇女子。韦氏高阶〔anchorage〕The grandmother seems to be an anchorage for the rest of the family.奶奶似乎是一家人的精神支柱。外研社新世纪〔awe〕While Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother.黛安娜敬畏她的祖父，但敬佩她的祖母。牛津高阶〔best〕Remember to be on your best behavior with your grandmother.到你奶奶那儿记住要乖乖的。韦氏高阶〔book〕My grandmother was booked for speeding last week.我奶奶上周因超速行驶被警方记录在案。剑桥高阶〔bottom drawer〕Kate's grandmother gave her a quilt for her bottom drawer.凯特的奶奶给她的嫁妆添了一床被子。剑桥高阶〔bring sb up〕She was brought up by her grandmother.她是她祖母养大的。剑桥高阶〔bring〕He was brought up by his grandmother.他由祖母抚养长大。麦克米伦高阶〔candle〕The cake from the bakery can't hold a candle to the one Grandmother made.店里买来的糕饼跟祖母做的没法相比。英汉大词典〔care of〕You can write me care of my grandmother. 你可以写信让我奶奶转交给我。剑桥高阶〔cast back〕His daughter casts back to her grandmother.他女儿的相貌和举止很像她的祖母。21世纪英汉〔cataract〕His grandmother developed cataracts.他的祖母患了白内障。韦氏高阶〔centrally〕In her memoirs Naomi is quick to acknowledge that her grandmother was centrally important in her venture as a writer.内奥米在回忆录中爽快地承认, 她的祖母在她尝试成为作家的经历中起了极为重要的作用。外研社新世纪〔clairvoyance〕I don't believe in clairvoyance, but I can't explain how he knew those things about my grandmother.我不相信有通灵这回事，但我无法解释他怎么会知道我祖母的那些事情。韦氏高阶〔companion〕She lived in the house as a companion to our grandmother.她住在这栋房子里给我们的祖母作伴。牛津搭配〔dear〕My grandmother was very dear to me.祖母是我深爱的人。韦氏高阶〔deceased〕She was named after her now deceased grandmother.她的名字和她已故祖母的名字一样。牛津搭配〔deep〕Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother lived in a house deep in the forest.小红帽的外婆住在森林深处的一座房子里。剑桥高阶〔disconcertingly〕She looks disconcertingly like a familiar aunt or grandmother.令人疑惑的是, 她看上去就像一位面熟的邻家阿姨或是奶奶。外研社新世纪〔disconcertingly〕She looks disconcertingly like a familiar aunt or grandmother.令人疑惑的是，她看上去就像一位面熟的邻家阿姨或是祖母。柯林斯高阶〔doorstep〕The newspaper contacted his grandmother to trace his present address, and later doorstepped him at his home.报纸联系了他祖母，查到了他现在的住址后便前往登门采访。柯林斯高阶〔doorstep〕The newspaper contacted his grandmother to trace his present address, and later doorstepped him at his home.那家报纸从他祖母那儿得知他现在的住址, 随后登门拜访要求采访。外研社新世纪〔dunk〕Grandmother would never eat a doughnut without first dunking it in her coffee.奶奶从不吃没先在咖啡里浸一下的炸面圈。21世纪英汉〔egg〕I don't want to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, but isn't your first priority to check if he could have done it?我不想多此一举, 但是难道你的当务之急不是先去查一查他是否已经做完了呢？外研社新世纪〔eighties〕My grandmother is in her eighties.我祖母80多岁了。剑桥高阶〔embroidery〕She learned embroidery from her grandmother.她从祖母那儿学会了刺绣。韦氏高阶〔errand〕He often runs errands for his grandmother.他经常给他的祖母跑腿儿。牛津高阶〔errand〕She was forever running errands for her housebound grandmother.她总是在为她不方便外出的祖母跑前跑后。柯林斯高阶〔eye〕He first learnt to fish under the watchful eye of his grandmother.在祖母的看护下，他第一次学起了钓鱼。柯林斯高阶〔farm ... out〕She farmed out the baby with her grandmother.她托她的祖母照看小孩。21世纪英汉〔for instance〕Lack of insurance is a problem for a lot of older people, like my grandmother, for instance.没有养老保险困扰着很多老年人，我的祖母便是其中之一。韦氏高阶〔for〕He had a great desire to have a home of his own, for he had always lived with my grandmother.他强烈渴望拥有一个自己的家, 因为他一直和我祖母住在一起。外研社新世纪〔get along〕Grandmother is getting along and doesn't hear too well any more.祖母上年纪了，耳朵已经听不清了。21世纪英汉〔get around〕My grandmother is finding it harder to get around these days.近来我奶奶感觉走动不那么灵便了。剑桥高阶〔get〕She got a ring from her grandmother.她从祖母那里得到了一枚戒指。麦克米伦高阶〔gift〕Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。柯林斯高阶〔gift〕Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.她的祖母有本事让人高兴。外研社新世纪〔gift〕The child's grandmother had gifted her £10,000.孩子的祖母赠予她一万英镑。剑桥高阶〔gold〕My grandmother had a heart of gold.我的祖母有一颗金子般善良的心。外研社新世纪〔gramma〕A grandmother.祖母；外祖母美国传统〔grams〕A grandmother.祖母；外祖母美国传统〔gram〕A grandmother.祖母；外祖母美国传统〔grandma〕A grandmother.祖母，外祖母美国传统〔grandmotherly〕Characteristic of or befitting a grandmother.有祖母特征或适宜于祖母的美国传统〔grandmotherly〕Having the qualities of a grandmother.有祖母般品质的美国传统〔grandmother〕Betty Friedan, the grandmother of modern feminism, draws derision with her talk of 'elderly liberation'.现代女权运动的创始人贝蒂·弗里丹因其“老年人解放”的言论而引来嘲笑。外研社新世纪〔grandmother〕Both my grandmothers were from Scotland.我的奶奶和外婆都来自苏格兰。剑桥高阶〔grandmother〕It would have been unthinkable for the grandmother of Europe to have a title inferior to that held by her own daughter.对于一位在欧洲德高望重的老妇人而言, 她的头衔低于其女儿简直不可思议。外研社新世纪〔grandmother〕Sit down here, Grandmother, and rest.坐这里，奶奶，休息一下。剑桥高阶〔grandparent〕A parent of one's mother or father; a grandmother or grandfather.祖父母，外祖父母：某人母亲或父亲的父母；祖母、外祖母或祖父、外祖父美国传统〔granny〕Informal A grandmother.【非正式用语】 祖母，外祖母美国传统〔grouchy〕Your grandmother has nothing to stop her from being bored, grouchy and lonely.你奶奶既无聊又孤独，总是没完没了地发牢骚。柯林斯高阶〔grouchy〕Your grandmother has nothing to stop her from being bored, grouchy, and lonely.你奶奶非常无聊和孤独, 总是没完没了地发牢骚。外研社新世纪〔guilty〕If she doesn't visit her grandmother, she ends up feeling guilty about disappointing her parents.如果不去看望祖母, 她最终会因令自己父母失望而感到愧疚。外研社新世纪〔hand sth down〕This necklace was handed down to my mother by my grandmother.这条项链是外祖母传给我妈妈的。剑桥高阶〔hand〕The ring was handed down to her from her grandmother.这枚戒指是她祖母传给她的。朗文当代〔heirloom〕The brooch is a family heirloom which came down to her from her grandmother.这枚胸针是她家的传家宝，是从她祖母那一代传到她手中的。牛津搭配〔hope chest〕Kate's grandmother gave her a quilt for her hope chest.凯特的奶奶给她的嫁妆添了一床被子。剑桥高阶〔hospital〕We went to the hospital to visit my grandmother.我们去医院探望奶奶。牛津搭配〔illegitimacy〕The children were brought up by their grandmother as her own to prevent an illegitimacy scandal.这些孩子由祖母作为自己的子女抚养成人, 以避免私生的丑闻。外研社新世纪〔infirm〕Her grandmother is elderly and infirm.她的祖母年迈体弱。朗文当代〔inherit〕He inherited a fortune from his grandmother.他从祖母那儿继承了一笔财产。朗文当代〔jewel〕She inherited the family jewels after the death of her grandmother.祖母去世后，家中的珠宝传到了她手里。韦氏高阶〔kid〕We were kidding Mom about being a grandmother.我们逗妈妈说她要做祖母了。朗文当代〔kindle〕Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her grandmother told her.她祖母给她讲述的精彩故事激发了她的想象力。剑桥高阶〔knit〕My grandmother taught me how to knit.我祖母教过我编织。朗文当代〔lament〕My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society.和往常一样，我奶奶对当今社会世风日下深感痛惜。剑桥高阶〔larger than life〕My grandmother was a remarkable woman who always seemed larger than life to me.我祖母是一个了不起的女人，在我眼中她总是非同凡人。韦氏高阶〔legacy〕My grandmother died and left me a small legacy.我祖母去世了，留给我一小笔遗产。麦克米伦高阶〔life〕My grandmother had a hard life (=a life full of problems) .我的祖母一生坎坷。朗文当代〔live to〕Her grandmother lived to 84.她的祖母活到了84岁。21世纪英汉〔live〕My grandmother came to live with us when I was ten.我十岁的时候，祖母搬来和我们同住。朗文当代〔live〕My grandmother lived to 85.我的祖母活到 85 岁。朗文当代〔materialize〕She asserted that she had seen the spirit of her dead grandmother materialize before her eyes.她断言曾亲眼看到先祖母显灵。英汉大词典〔matriarch〕Our grandmother was the family's matriarch.我们的祖母是这个家的家长。韦氏高阶〔mattress〕My grandmother keeps her money under the mattress.我祖母把钱藏在床垫下面。牛津搭配〔mind your p's and q's〕I have to mind my p's and q's when I'm with my grandmother.和我祖母在一起时，我不得不特别注意自己的言谈举止。剑桥高阶〔muddle〕My grandmother tends to get into a muddle over names.我祖母总是记不清名字。朗文当代〔mumble〕Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep.她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。柯林斯高阶〔name〕She was given the name Maria, after her grandmother.她的名字是玛丽亚，跟她祖母一个名。牛津搭配〔nana〕A grandmother.祖母美国传统〔neglected〕The fact that she is not coming today makes her grandmother feel lonely and neglected.她今天不来，这让她奶奶感到孤独，觉得受了冷落。柯林斯高阶〔next to〕He sat next to his grandmother.他坐在奶奶身旁。韦氏高阶〔order around〕Grandmother felt free to order her about just as she wished.奶奶毫不客气地随意支使她。柯林斯高阶〔orthodox〕My grandmother is Russian Orthodox.我的祖母是俄罗斯东正教徒。韦氏高阶〔painting〕The woman in that painting is my grandmother.那幅画上的女子是我的祖母。韦氏高阶〔partake〕Grandmother likes to partake of a small glass of sherry before lunch.祖母喜欢在午饭前喝一小杯雪莉酒。朗文当代〔pay〕Please pay my respects to your grandmother.请代我向你的奶奶问好。外研社新世纪〔pitiable〕Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.在她眼里, 外婆是个可怜的人。外研社新世纪〔pitiable〕Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。柯林斯高阶〔pity〕Sam pitied his grandmother there alone, never going out.萨姆很同情他那总是独自呆着、从不出门的祖母。朗文当代〔predator〕In court, he was accused of being a merciless predator who had tricked his grandmother out of her savings.在法庭上，他被控告是一个残忍的掠夺者，他骗取了祖母的积蓄。剑桥高阶〔press ... on〕His grandmother was pressing on him cups of tea and chocolate cookies.他奶奶竭力劝他多喝茶，多吃巧克力饼干。21世纪英汉〔proper〕She was very proper, my grandmother - she'd never go out without wearing her hat and gloves.我祖母非常讲究仪表——出门时总要戴上帽子和手套。剑桥高阶〔put up〕Their grandmother spent the afternoon putting up peaches.他们的祖母整个下午都忙着把桃子装罐贮藏起来。韦氏高阶〔rear〕His mother died when he was three years old, and, there after, his grandmother reared him.他三岁时丧母，祖母把他养大。21世纪英汉〔reel ... off〕My grandmother often reeled off one story after another.我的祖母常常滔滔不绝地讲故事，讲完一个又一个。21世纪英汉〔repose〕The body of her grandmother reposes in the churchyard.她祖母的遗体长眠于教堂的墓地中。21世纪英汉〔schooling〕My grandmother had very little schooling.我祖母没上过什么学。麦克米伦高阶〔secure〕We left, secure in the knowledge that Mason was safe at home with his grandmother.我们安心地离开了，知道梅森和祖母在家会很安全。牛津搭配〔sickbed〕We visited my grandmother on her sickbed.我们探望了卧病在床的祖母。剑桥高阶〔silver〕My grandmother has silver hair.我的祖母一头银发。剑桥高阶〔simply〕My grandmother lived very simply.我祖母生活很简朴。英汉大词典〔sing〕Your grandmother would like you to sing for/to her.你祖母想让你给她唱首歌。剑桥高阶〔smile〕Grandmother smiled her consent.祖母用微笑表示赞同美国传统〔something〕My grandmother was something of a poet.我奶奶可以称得上是个诗人。麦克米伦高阶〔speak〕For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms.很久以来，她的母亲和外婆两人之间几乎不怎么说话。柯林斯高阶〔store〕My grandmothers store of memories was shared over the dinner table.晚餐时，奶奶和外婆互相谈起自己关于过去的记忆。剑桥高阶〔strong〕My grandmother had a strong influence/effect on my early childhood.我祖母在我的幼年对我影响很大。剑桥高阶〔strong〕My grandmother is 90 and still going strong.我奶奶 90 岁了，还挺硬朗。牛津高阶〔substantial〕She inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother.她从祖母那里继承了一笔数目可观的遗产。剑桥高阶〔sweetheart〕Be a sweetheart and help your grandmother.做个好孩子，去帮一下你奶奶吧。韦氏高阶〔treadle〕My grandmother still uses her old treadle sewing machine.我奶奶仍然用着她那台老掉牙的脚踏缝纫机。剑桥高阶〔tub〕My grandmother used a wooden tub to wash clothes.我祖母过去用木盆洗衣服。麦克米伦高阶〔tweak〕My brother hates it when our grandmother tweaks his cheek.我弟弟讨厌奶奶拧他的脸蛋儿。韦氏高阶〔upbringing〕His grandmother saw to his upbringing.他奶奶照料他长大成人。韦氏高阶〔used to〕My grandmother said winters used to be harder here.我祖母说以前这里的冬天更难熬。韦氏高阶〔vivid〕I have a vivid memory of an excursion with my grandmother.我清楚记得有一次我和外婆一起去远足的情景。外研社新世纪〔war bride〕My grandmother was a war bride during World War II.我奶奶是第二次世界大战时期的战时新娘。韦氏高阶〔wave at〕The boy waved goodbye to his grandmother.男孩向他的奶奶挥手再见。21世纪英汉〔weep〕His grandmother was weeping uncontrollably.他祖母哭个不停。牛津搭配Grandmother knew how to pickle cucumbers. 祖母会腌黄瓜。译典通As children we never wanted for anything--my grandmother made sure of that.作为孩子我们什么也不缺----我奶奶确保了这一点。剑桥国际He lives with his grandmother.他与祖母住在一起。剑桥国际Her grandmother is still living. 她祖母仍然健在。译典通I would tell my grandmother about all the crazy things I'd been doing and she would just smile tolerantly.我要告诉祖母我做过的所有的荒唐事，而她只会宽容地笑笑而已。剑桥国际In court, he was accused of being a merciless predator who had tricked his grandmother out of her savings.在法庭上他被指控为无情的欺诈祖母积蓄的掠夺者。剑桥国际It would be true to say that my grandmother had a strong influence/effect on my early childhood.要说祖母对我幼年影响很大是千真万确的。剑桥国际John makes me laugh when he imitates a monkey/the way his grandmother speaks.约翰模仿猴子/他奶奶说话的样子使我捧腹大笑。剑桥国际Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother lived in a house deep in the forest.小红帽的祖母住在森林深处的一所房子里。剑桥国际My grandmother always keeps a few bags of sugar stored away in case there's a shortage.我的祖母总是保存着几袋糖以防紧缺。剑桥国际My grandmother always talks about the good old days when she was young. 我祖母总是谈论她年轻时的好时光。译典通My grandmother can remember when there were still horse-drawn cabs and cobbled streets in London.我的祖母能记得伦敦还有马车和鹅卵石街道之时。剑桥国际My grandmother can't stand those watches with digital read-outs, she always buys analogue models.我祖母不习惯用液晶数字显示手表，她总是买指针式的电子表。剑桥国际My grandmother died a natural death (= did not die of illness or because she was killed), as she would have wanted.我祖母终享天年，正如她所愿。剑桥国际My grandmother died at the ripe old age (= great age) of 92.我的祖母在92岁高龄时去世了。剑桥国际My grandmother doesn't think a toilet has been properly cleaned unless it's had half a bottle of bleach poured down it.除非已经使用了半瓶漂白剂，否则我奶奶不会认为洗手间已经清洗干净了。剑桥国际My grandmother had been ailing for years before she died.我的祖母在去世前已病了多年。剑桥国际My grandmother has a blue rinse every month.我的祖母每月都使用蓝色染发剂。剑桥国际My grandmother is pushing 70, but she's still very active.我祖母快70岁了，但她还是很活跃。剑桥国际My grandmother isn't as agile as she used to be.我的祖母不像过去那样灵活了。剑桥国际My grandmother still uses her old treadle sewing machine.我的祖母仍然用她那陈旧的脚踏缝纫机。剑桥国际My grandmother taught me to sew.我奶奶教我做针线活。剑桥国际My grandmother was a dressmaker.我奶奶是一个制女装的裁缝。剑桥国际My grandmother was ambidextrous, so she could write with both her left and her right hands.我祖母的两只手同样灵活，因此她会两手同时写字。剑桥国际My grandmother was booked for speeding last week.我外婆上周因超速被警方记录在案。剑桥国际My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society.我奶奶如往常一样悲叹今天社会的道德堕落。剑桥国际My grandmother, too poor to buy a blanket, would patch together (= sew small pieces together to make) a quilt with old scraps of cloth.我的祖母，因为穷得买不起毯子，常用旧的碎布拼一条被子。剑桥国际Over tea he managed to coax ￡10 out of his grandmother.在喝茶的时候，他成功地从他祖母那里骗到了10个英镑。剑桥国际Painting must be / (Br also) run in his blood (= come from his parents, grandparents, etc.) , as his father and grandmother were artists too.由于他的父亲和祖母也是艺术家，所以绘画一定是他家族的遗传。剑桥国际She greatly admires her grandmother.她非常钦佩她的祖母。剑桥国际She helped take care of her aged grandmother. 她帮助照料年迈的祖母。译典通She showed me an old sepia photograph of her grandmother, dated 1911.她给我看一张她奶奶的红褐色的旧照片，摄于1911年。剑桥国际She threaded the needle for her grandmother. 她为祖母穿针。译典通She was sad to have lost a doublet of the earrings given to her by her grandmother. 她因掉了她祖母给她的那对耳环中的一只而伤心。译典通She was very proper, my grandmother -- she'd never go out without wearing her hat and gloves.我的祖母她非常循规蹈矩----她出门总戴帽子和手套。剑桥国际The funny thing about my grandmother is that she can drink me under the table.有趣的是我奶奶的酒量比我大得多。剑桥国际There was a sense of impending doom in the air just before my grandmother came to stay with us.就在祖母来和我们同住前，大家意识中就有死亡将临之感。剑桥国际We scrapped our plans for a trip to France because we had to stay and look after my grandmother.我们取消了法国之行，因为我们得留下照顾我的祖母。剑桥国际We visited my grandmother on her sickbed.我们探望了病床上的祖母。剑桥国际Whenever I go somewhere with my grandmother, she always insists that I'm her guest and won't let me pay.无论何时我与我的奶奶去某个地方，她总是坚持我是她的客人，不让我付帐。剑桥国际 |
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