stepmother

['step.mʌðə]

n.继母, 后母

例句与用法：

The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the stepmother had treated the girl.

法官说没有任何理由可以把那个继母残忍虐待女孩的罪责减轻。

If worst comes to worst and I'm driven out by my stepmother I'll go begging.

万一出现最坏的情况，我被继母赶出家门，我就去乞讨。

Frank Churchill, who had promised for months to come to see his father and new stepmother, again put off his visit.

弗兰克·邱吉尔几个月来一直答应要来看望他的父亲和新过门的继母，但却再次推迟了他的来访日期。

His stepmother is kind to her.

他的继母对她很和善。

词形变化：

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详细释义：

n.

继母, 后母[C]

Father eventually married her and she became my stepmother.

父亲终于和她结了婚, 于是她成了我的继母。