babysit
翻译
照看婴儿, 当临时保姆
例句
Can you babysit tonight?
你今晚能照看一下孩子吗?
She babysits for her neighbors.
她为邻居照看孩子。
语法模式
((to babysit)) 照看孩子 I have to babysit on Friday night.
((to babysit)) ((for sb.)) 为(某人)照看孩子 She often babysits for her neighbors.
((to babysit)) ((sb.)) 照看(某人) Can you babysit my kids this evening?
近义词
同义词: look after, care for, watch
词源
由“baby”(婴儿)和“sit”(坐,照看)组成的复合词。
记忆技巧
想象一个人真的“坐”在“婴儿”旁边,就容易记住这个词的意思了。