mums

英 [mʌmz]

美 [mʌmz]

n.  妈妈; 妈
mum的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-FAMILY 妈妈
  Yourmumis your mother.
  1. He misses his mum...
     他想念他的妈妈。
  2. Mum and Dad are coming for lunch...
     爸爸和妈妈要来吃午饭。
  3. Don't worry, Mum...
     妈妈，别担心。
  4. You're about to become a mum.
     你要当妈妈了。

in AM, usually use 美国英语用 mom


• PHRASE 保守秘密;闭口不谈
  If youkeep mumorstay mumabout something, you do not tell anyone about it.
  1. He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter.
     他闭口不谈他对此事的个人感受。

双语例句

• Now there were bright-orange mums for Thanksgiving and a huge pink poinsettia at Christmas.
  后来每逢感恩节我们都会收到父亲的一捧黄灿灿的菊花；圣诞节会有一大束粉红的一品红；
• In the school playground I find myself talking to the other white middle-class mums and dads, in spite of the fact that in a Hackney school there are plenty of parents who are neither.
  我意识到自己在学校的操场和其他几名中产阶级白人父母聊天，尽管在伦敦哈克尼区的这所学校，许多家长既非白人也非中产阶级。
• I wasn't happy and a lot of the mums were upset.
  我很不高兴，还有很多妈妈都很难过。
• In fact, mums and dads with four children of any gender found it harder, the results showed.
  事实上研究结果表明，不管是四个女儿还是四个儿子，都会让父母很头疼很辛苦。
• From Chilean culture to Japanese culture, all countries used to leave childcare to mums.
  从智利文化到日本文化，这些国家的习俗都是将孩子留给母亲照顾。
• I have started a church course and I am going to do work experience helping other young mums.
  我已经开始了一个教堂的课程，而且我也打算有一些工作经验来帮助其它年轻的妈妈。
• Some gardeners say the most beautiful presentation comes from planting mums close together.
  一些园艺师说，把菊花种植在一起会呈现出最漂亮的画面。
• If you are the child of one of these mums and dads, you are not doing too badly, either.
  如果你是那些人的子女，你也过得不错。
• Back near the house their mums and dads looked on all very surprised but they were too polite to say anything.
  在房子附近她们的爸爸妈妈全都惊愕地看着，他们又礼貌地不说一个字。
• Children hate being told the same thing over and over again by their Mums.
  孩子们不喜欢母亲一遍又一遍地唠叨同一件事。