baby

单词辨析:

baby babe infant 【导航词义:婴儿】
baby n. 婴儿,婴孩;幼兽;雏鸟
〔辨析〕

日常普通用词,指新生儿或幼小的孩子,也可指鸟兽的幼仔。

〔例证〕

a newborn/three-week-old baby

新生儿/3周大的婴儿

our new baby daughter

我们刚出生的女儿

May I hold the baby?

我能抱抱这个婴儿吗?

Linda had a baby boy on June 20.

琳达6月20日生了个男孩。

There is a baby crying in the cradle.

有个宝宝在摇篮里啼哭。

The mother tiger took care of her baby.

母虎照顾幼虎。

babe n. [文]婴儿; [口,非正式]宝贝儿
〔辨析〕

多指襁褓中的婴儿;口语中多用于称呼年轻美貌的女子。

〔例证〕

She has a babe in her arms.

她怀里抱着一个婴儿。

I love you, babe.

我爱你,宝贝儿。

infant n. [正式]婴儿,幼儿
〔辨析〕

在英国英语中指婴孩或幼童,在美国英语中仅指婴儿,尤指新生儿。

〔例证〕

a newly-born infant

新生婴儿

He was seriously ill as an infant.

他年幼时曾患重病。

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Congratulations, you have a healthy baby boy

恭喜,你生了个健康的男孩。

Serve with baby new potatoes.

配上小个的新土豆。

The next morning, Franklin and Eleanor bundled up the baby and carried him to New York

第二天早上,富兰克林和埃莉诺把宝宝裹得严严实实,带着他上纽约去了。

She dreamed about her baby.

她梦见了她的宝宝。

I can remember the precise moment when my daughter came to see me and her new baby brother in hospital

我能清楚地回想起我女儿来医院看我和她刚出生的弟弟的那一刻。

I have already started knitting baby clothes

我已经开始给宝宝织衣服了。