dry-nurse

英 ['draɪnɜːs] 美 ['draɪˌnɜːs]

• vt. 当保姆；照顾

英英释义

Verb:

1. take care of an infant without breastfeeding it

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. The child was committed to the nurse's care.
   孩子被交给护士照顾。
2. Nurse is taking care of the patient on whole day.
   护士整天照顾着病人。

经典引文

• Some regular officers who had been selected..for the purpose of dry-nursing their inexperienced colonels.

  出自： G. J. W. Wolseley