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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。
烈性啤酒
mums — plural of mum
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烈性啤酒
A type of strong beer originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
My mum is a teacher.
我的妈妈是老师。
一种烈性啤酒,最初产于德国不伦瑞克。
A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
I need to ask my mum for advice on this problem.
我需要向我妈妈请教这个问题。
My mum makes the best apple pie I've ever tasted.
我妈妈做的苹果派是我吃过的最好吃的。
I always miss my mum when I'm away at boarding school.
我在寄宿学校时总是想念妈妈。
常用于口语，表示‘我的妈妈’。
My mum is a teacher.
我的妈妈是老师。
常一起使用，指父母双方。
Mum and dad are at home.
妈妈和爸爸在家。
表示成为母亲。
She became a mum last year.
她去年当妈妈了。
常用于祈使句。
Call your mum now.
现在给你妈妈打电话。
Not this
She is mum.
Use this
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。
Not this
I went to mum house.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
我妈妈
My mum makes the best cookies.
我妈妈做的饼干最好吃。
爸爸妈妈
Mum and dad are going out tonight.
爸爸妈妈今晚要出去。
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。
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。
给妈妈打电话
I call mum every Sunday.
我每个星期天都给妈妈打电话。
妈妈做的菜
No one can beat mum's cooking.
没人比得上妈妈做的菜。
保持沉默
He kept mum about the surprise party.
他对惊喜派对一事保持沉默。
别说出去；保密
Don't tell anyone; mum's the word.
别告诉任何人；保密。
保密哦。
I won't tell anyone, mum's the word.
我不会告诉任何人，保密哦。
你的爸爸妈妈都死了。
Have you seen my mum?
你见过我妈妈吗？
Use mums naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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主要用于英式英语非正式场合，指母亲
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