fosters

英 [ˈfɒstəz]

美 [ˈfɑːstərz]

v.  促进; 助长; 培养; 鼓励; 代养，抚育，照料(他人子女一段时间)
foster的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 寄养的;代养的
  Fosterparents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parents. The child is referred to as theirfosterchild.
  1. Little Jack was placed with foster parents...
     小杰克和养父母住在一起。
  2. The foster mother was a wonderful, warm person.
     寄养母是一个很不错的热心人。
• VERB 寄养;代养
  If youfostera child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent.
  1. She has since gone on to find happiness by fostering more than 100 children.
     从那以后她代养了 100 多个孩子，并从中得到快乐。
• VERB 促进;鼓励;培养
  Tofostersomething such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop.
  1. He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster global economic growth to help new democracies...
     他说，发达国家有责任促进全球经济增长，以帮助新兴民主国家。
  2. Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.
     地产贬值引发了现金危机。

双语例句

• The close relationship between students and faculty serves to motivate students and fosters a personal approach to the curriculum.
  师生间的亲密关系能够激发学生学习课程的积极性，保证对每一位学生都有个性化的学习方法。
• It erodes self-awareness and self-restraint, and fosters self-indulgence.
  它降低了自知之明，消磨了自制力，让人变得放纵。
• The president called foreign aid a handout that fosters dependence on wealthy nations.
  总统认为外援是不劳而获之财，会助长本国对富国的依赖性。
• Mentoring is a developmental relationship that fosters personal and professional growth.
  导师制这种发展性的关系可以加快员工个人及其职业的发展。
• This not only fosters greater innovation but more creativity.
  这不仅有希望实现更大的创新，而且会提高创造力。
• Combining his interest with daily activities fosters more inspired and innovative solutions.
  将他的兴趣与日常活动相结合可以孕育更有灵感且更创新的解决方案。
• Their mutual need for emotional security fosters extreme loyalty to one another.
  双方对于情感安全的需要让这对鸳鸯极为忠诚。
• Tourism fosters interest in other countries.
  旅游有助于提高对其它国家的兴趣。
• Snapchat is great because of the creativity it fosters.
  Snapchat之所以很出色是因为它激发了人们的创造力。
• Ideally, the workplace fosters equality, collaboration and teamwork.
  而理想的职场下应该是平等、团队与协作。