Word · Frequency #12297
minder
看管者;照看人;看守人
核心释义
A person who takes care of, tends, or watches someone or something, such as a child, a machine, or cattle.
- 1.
照料者;看守人;保姆
One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper.
- 2.
(当局派出的)监视员;陪同人员
A monitor assigned by the authorities to someone, such as a foreign visitor (to exercise control over their contacts with the populace) or a journalist or someone who is speaking to journalists (to monitor and control what they say).
(当局指派的)监视员;陪同监视人员;照料者;看守人;保姆;(当局派出的)监视员;陪同人员;看守者;照顾者
用法In use
The minder watched the children in the playground until their parents came.
用法提示:minder 是名词,意为“照看者”,此处指照看孩子的人。
The machine minder set the alarm before the night shift began.
用法提示:minder 与 machine 搭配,表示负责看管机器的人。
The cattle minder rode around the field to keep the cows together.
用法提示:minder 此处指照看牛群的人,相当于牧场看守人。
sb's minder
The children's minder waited outside the school.
孩子们的看护人在学校外面等着。
the minder of [sth]
指照看具体对象的人,对象可以是儿童、机器、牲畜等。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- child minder
- 照看孩子的人;儿童看护
- They found a reliable child minder to look after their daughter.他们找了一个可靠的人来照看女儿。
- machine minder
- 机器看管工;设备监护员
- A machine minder was called in to fix the jam.一名机器看管工被叫来处理卡机故障。
- government minder
- 政府指派的监视员;官方陪同员
- The reporter was assigned a government minder during the trip.这名记者在旅途中被指派了一名政府监视员。
- celebrity minders
- 名人随行保镖;名人助理
- The celebrity's minders cleared a path through the crowd.这位名人的随行保镖在人群中开出一条路。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
minder 由 mind(照看、留意)+ er 组成,脑子里始终记着要照看的人或事。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:childcare、factory、farm、government/press escort 该词通常用于较正式的书面语或新闻报道,口语中单独使用较少。既可表示照看儿童、看管机器或牲畜的人,也可指政治或新闻活动中官方指派的陪同监视人员。具体语气随搭配变化,整体属中性偏正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
指照看孩子、机器或牲畜的人,也可指当局指派的监视/陪同人员。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的同韵词:finder、grinder、reminder、winder(重读元音都是 /aɪ/,后接 /ndə/)。注意:cinder、tinder 拼写相似,但元音读 /ɪ/,与 /aɪ/ 不同。
用法优先级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。
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