baby-sitting
UK/'beibi,sitɪŋ/US/ˈbeibi ˈsitiŋ/
释义
n.
The activity of looking after a child while the parents are out.
（临时）照看孩子；当临时保姆。
词根拆分
原生英语baby + sit + -ing = 字面就是「陪着宝宝坐着」。babysitter 就是「守着」孩子的人——这是 sit 词根最日常的英语形态。
词根 sit 还连着 98 个词例句
- 1.
She earns extra money by baby-sitting on weekends.
她周末靠帮人看孩子赚点外快。
- 2.
Baby-sitting two toddlers is harder than it sounds.
同时照看两个学步的孩子比听起来要难得多。