baby

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk. 嬰兒
She used to take care of me when I was a baby. 她曾在我還是嬰兒的時(shí)候照看過我。
My wife has just had a baby. 我妻子剛生小孩。
2. N-COUNT A baby animal is a very young animal. 幼崽[usu N n]
...a baby elephant. …一頭幼象。
3. N-COUNT If you refer to someone as a baby, you mean that they are behaving in a cowardly way or they are being too sensitive about something. 孩子氣的人[表不滿]
I know he's an ex-champion boxer, but he can be a big baby sometimes! He hates spiders. 我知道他是前拳擊冠軍，但有時(shí)他像個(gè)大孩子！他恨蜘蛛。
4. ADJ Baby vegetables are vegetables picked when they are very small. (蔬菜) 小的[ADJ n]
Cook the baby potatoes in their skins. 把這些小土豆連皮煮。
5. N-VOC/N-COUNT Some people use baby as an affectionate way of addressing someone, especially a young woman, or referring to them. 寶貝兒 (尤用于稱呼年輕姑娘)[非正式]
You have to wake up now, baby. 你現(xiàn)在得醒了，寶貝兒。