Word · Frequency #22346
babysitters
临时保姆
babysitters is the plural of babysitter.
a person who is paid to look after children while their parents are not at home
- 1.
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
临时照看婴幼儿或儿童的人,替代法定监护人。
临时照看婴幼儿或儿童的人,替代法定监护人。；临时照顾幼儿者
In use
Our babysitter arrives at six o'clock, so we can go to the movie.
The children are happy because their babysitter brings games and books.
She worked as a babysitter during the summer to earn some money.
a babysitter for [person/people]
for 后接被照顾的对象。
We need a babysitter for our two kids tonight.
我们今晚需要一个临时保姆来照看我们的两个孩子。
work as a babysitter
as a babysitter 表示“以临时保姆的身份”。
She works as a babysitter on weekends.
她周末做临时保姆。
be a babysitter
be a babysitter 是系表结构，说明身份或职业。
Connections
Collocations
- hire a babysitter
- 雇一个临时保姆
- They decided to hire a babysitter for the evening.他们决定今晚雇一个临时保姆。
- find a babysitter
- 找临时保姆
- It's hard to find a babysitter on short notice.临时要找保姆很难。
- work as a babysitter
- 当临时保姆
- She worked as a babysitter during the summer.她暑假里当过临时保姆。
- reliable babysitter
- 可靠的临时保姆
- We need a reliable babysitter for our two kids.我们需要一个可靠的临时保姆来照看我们的两个孩子。
- babysitter needed
- 招聘临时保姆
- The notice on the door said "Babysitter needed."门上的通知写着“招聘临时保姆”。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把baby（婴儿）和sitter（坐着的人）合在一起联想：一个人坐在宝宝身边临时照看，就是babysitter。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：hiring someone to watch children at home、evening childcare while parents are out 该词通常为中性常用词，多用于日常口语和非正式书面语，指父母不在家时临时照看孩子的人；正式程度不高，但一般不带有特殊语体色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɪtər/ 结尾，与 babysitter 的第二音节 /sɪtər/ 押韵。注意 sister /ˈsɪstər/ 拼写相似，但发音是 /ˈsɪstər/，末尾是 /stər/，并不与它们押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.