babysit
翻譯
照看嬰兒, 當臨時保姆
例句
Can you babysit tonight?
你今晚能照看一下孩子嗎?
She babysits for her neighbors.
她為鄰居照看孩子。
文法模式
((to babysit)) 照看孩子 I have to babysit on Friday night.
((to babysit)) ((for sb.)) 為(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?
近義詞
同義詞: look after, care for, watch
詞源
由「baby」(嬰兒)和「sit」(坐,照看)組成的複合詞。
記憶技巧
想像一個人真的「坐」在「嬰兒」旁邊,就容易記住這個詞的意思了。