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像母鸡一样呵护；婆婆妈妈地照料
hens — third person singular of hen
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像母鸡一样呵护；婆婆妈妈地照料
mother-hen
Grandma always hens the whole family during the holidays, making sure everyone is well fed.
每逢节假日，奶奶总是像母鸡护雏一样照料全家人，确保每个人都吃得好。
mother-hen的同义词。
Synonym of mother-hen.
hen
Base
原形
hens
3rd person
第三人称单数
henning
-ing
现在分词
henned
Past
过去式
henned
Past participle
过去分词
She hens over her little brother at school.
她在学校里像母鸡一样呵护她的弟弟。
He henned me all through my flu.
我感冒期间他一直在呵护我。
They have henned every new employee this month.
这个月他们对每位新员工都呵护备至。
规则动词，加 -ed/-ing 时双写末尾辅音字母。
My supervisor henned me through my first month at work, checking on me several times a day.
我的主管在我入职的第一个月里像母鸡护雏一样照顾我，每天好几次过来询问我的情况。
Stop henning the new students; they need to learn to manage on their own.
别再像护小鸡一样护着新生了，他们需要学会自己处理事情。
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