foster
verb
adj
ˈfɒstə
verb
1
to
help
a
skill,
feeling,
idea
etc
develop
over
a
period
of
time
促进，培养，助长;
T
The
bishop
helped
foster
the
sense
of
a
community
embracing
all
classes.
主教促使这一观念得到宣扬，即社会要包容各个阶层。
2
to
take
someone
else’s
child
into
your
family
for
a
period
of
time
but
without
becoming
their
legal
parent
〔在一定的时间内〕抚育，代养〔别人的孩子〕;
I,T
The
couple
wanted
to
adopt
a
black
child
they
had
been
fostering.
那对夫妇想收养他们代养的一个黑人小孩。
adj
3
foster mother/father/parents
the
people
who
foster
a
child
养母/养父/养父母
It
is
sometimes
difficult
to
find
suitable
foster
parents.
有时很难找到合适的养父母。
4
foster child/son/daughter
a
child
who
is
fostered
养子 （女 ）/养子/养女
5
foster brother/sister
someone
who
has
different
parents
from
you,
but
who
is
being
brought
up
in
the
same
family
义兄 （弟 ）/义姐 （妹 ）
6
foster home
a
private
home
where
a
child
is
fostered
寄养家庭