Word · Frequency #1110
mums
烈性啤酒
mums is the plural of mum.
A type of strong beer originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
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A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
一种烈性啤酒,最初产于德国不伦瑞克。
一种烈性啤酒,最初产于德国不伦瑞克。；菊花；沉默
In use
I need to ask my mum for advice on this problem.
My mum makes the best apple pie I've ever tasted.
I always miss my mum when I'm away at boarding school.
possessive + mum
常用于口语，表示‘我的妈妈’。
My mum is a teacher.
我的妈妈是老师。
mum and dad
常一起使用，指父母双方。
Mum and dad are at home.
妈妈和爸爸在家。
to be a mum
表示成为母亲。
She became a mum last year.
她去年当妈妈了。
verb + your mum
常用于祈使句。
Call your mum now.
现在给你妈妈打电话。
Common mistakes
She is mum.She is a mum.
英语中表示“她是一位母亲”时，需要在 mum 前加不定冠词 a，因为 mum 是可数名词。中文学习者常受母语影响而漏掉冠词。
I went to mum house.I went to mum's house.
表示“妈妈的房子”时，需要使用所有格形式 mum's，在 mum 后加 's。中文无所有格变化，学习者容易遗漏。
Connections
Collocations
- my mum
- 我妈妈
- My mum makes the best cookies.我妈妈做的饼干最好吃。
- mum and dad
- 爸爸妈妈
- Mum and dad are going out tonight.爸爸妈妈今晚要出去。
- tell mum
- 告诉妈妈
- Don't forget to tell mum you'll be late.别忘了告诉妈妈你会晚到。
- ask mum
- 问妈妈
- I need to ask mum if I can go to the party.我需要问妈妈我能不能去派对。
- call mum
- 给妈妈打电话
- I call mum every Sunday.我每个星期天都给妈妈打电话。
- mum's cooking
- 妈妈做的菜
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mum发音像宝宝轻声叫“妈”，闭着嘴哼出的声音，就像妈妈温柔回应。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
主要用于英式英语非正式场合，指母亲
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'mum' (/mʌm/). Note that 'mummy' is spelled similarly but pronounced /ˈmʌmi/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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.