Word · Frequency #12978
childcares
儿童照管；儿童保育
childcares is the plural of childcare.
the service or activity of caring for other people's children
- 1.
The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.
监督和照顾幼儿的行为、实践或职业
- 2.
a service involving care for other people's children
照料他人儿童的服务
- 3.
A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians.
幼儿在离开父母或监护人期间被照看的地方
监督和照顾幼儿的行为、实践或职业；照料他人儿童的服务；幼儿在离开父母或监护人期间被照看的地方
In use
Many working parents need affordable childcare near their office.
The company provides free childcare for employees who work late shifts.
She quit her job because the cost of full-time childcare was too high.
provide childcare (for sb)
provide childcare 是常见搭配，childcare 在此指服务，通常不可数。
The company provides childcare for its employees' children.
该公司为员工的子女提供儿童保育服务。
childcare + [noun]
childcare 可作定语修饰名词，如 childcare centre（儿童保育中心）、childcare costs（儿童保育费用）。
More childcare facilities are needed in this area.
这个地区需要更多的儿童保育设施。
childcare for [children]
介词 for 后接需要照看的人或年龄段，如 childcare for toddlers（幼儿保育）。
Connections
Collocations
- childcare provider
- 儿童保育服务提供者
- She works as a childcare provider in a local nursery.她在一家本地托儿所担任儿童保育员。
- childcare costs
- 儿童保育费用
- Childcare costs have risen sharply in recent years.近年来儿童保育费用急剧上涨。
- childcare facilities
- 儿童保育设施
- The company offers on-site childcare facilities for employees.公司为员工提供现场儿童保育设施。
- childcare arrangements
- 儿童保育安排
- Parents need to make childcare arrangements before going back to work.父母在重返工作前需要做好儿童保育安排。
- childcare center
- 儿童保育中心
- The new childcare center accepts children from six months old.新的儿童保育中心接收六个月以上的儿童。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 child（孩子）和 care（照看）拼在一起，就是照看孩子的服务——儿童保育。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：workplace policy、childcare service information、everyday parenting talk childcare 通常指由他人提供的儿童照管或保育服务，多用于职场福利、育儿机构说明和日常育儿交谈等场合；语气中性偏正式，日常生活中也比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /kɛr/ 音结尾，与 childcare 末尾的 -care 同音：care, share, dare, fare, wear, hair。注意 childcare 的主重音在 child- 上，-care 为次重音，切勿读成 /ˌtʃaɪldˈkɛr/。另注意 career /kəˈrɪr/ 拼写相近但发音完全不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.