中文翻译与英英解释

n.
福斯特〔姓氏，男子名〕。
vt.
1.养育，抚育〔但并不在法律上认作继承人，与 adopt 有别〕。
2.鼓励；扶植；促进(发育)。
3.怀抱(希望等)。
短语和例子
foster a spirit of righteousness 发扬正气。 foster a child 收养一个小孩。 foster an evil thought 心怀恶意。 foster the sick 照料病人。

help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
同义词：nurture,

bring up under fosterage; of children

promote the growth of; "Foster our children''s well-being and education"
同义词：further,

providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
同义词：surrogate,

例句与用法

The fosters petrified for two minutes .
福斯脱夫妇呆若木鸡地坐了两分来钟。

Too rigid parental control fosters rebellion of children .
父母管教过严会促使子女反抗。

The old birds or the fostered young would gain an advantage .
老鸟和被抚育的小鸟，都会得到利益。

We should foster capital investment in areas needing development .
我们应鼓励在需要发展的地区投资。

To be sure, peter did not foster any social ties among the leaders .
彼得确实不提倡领导人之间的社交往来。

The lack of understanding fosters feelings of hatred between the two nations .
缺乏了解助长两国之间的仇意。

To anger him, his wife had taken pains to foster his suspicion .
他的妻子为了气他，就故意想尽办法增加他的疑虑。

Such conditions foster the growth of the world's most luxuriant vegetation .
这种环境养育着世界上最繁茂的植被。

The blastocyst is then surgically introduced into the uterus of a foster mother .
然后通过手术把胚囊引进寄养母体的子宫内。

U.s. demand for beef has fostered considerable conversion of forest to pasture .
美国对牛肉的需求大大加快了森林向牧场的转化。