child n. (pl. children ) 1.孩子,兒童,胎兒,嬰兒。 2.孩子氣的人,幼稚的人。 3.子孫;后裔;(空想等的)產(chǎn)物。 4.追隨者,崇拜者,弟子。 5.某個(gè)時(shí)代的產(chǎn)物。 a forward child早熟[慧]兒。 a male [female] child男[女]孩。 a natural child私生子。 a spoilt child寵子,嬌兒。 The child is father of [to] the man. 從小看大。 Don't be a child! 不要孩子氣! fancy's children 想像的產(chǎn)物,空想。 child of fortune 幸運(yùn)兒。 child of nature 自然的寵兒;天真的人。 child of the devil 魔鬼之子,惡人。 as a child在幼年時(shí)代。 drag up a child 〔口語(yǔ)〕把孩子拉扯大。 from a child 自幼。 own a child 承認(rèn)自己是孩子的父親。 this child 〔美俚〕我,鄙人。 with child 懷孕。 adj. -like 孩子似的;天真爛漫的,直率的,老實(shí)的。 n. 蔡爾德〔姓氏〕。
The effects of being a latchkey child differ with age 產(chǎn)生鑰匙兒童的心理影響會(huì)因年齡而不同。
She says that much of her self - sufficiency derives from being a latchkey child when she was young 她說(shuō)她的自給自足的習(xí)性大多源自幼小時(shí)一段掛鑰匙的兒童生活。
It is believed that latchkey children are more likely to be involved in drugs and crime because they lack the supervision that other children get 人們認(rèn)為,由于缺少其他小孩得到的監(jiān)督,掛鑰匙兒童更易卷入毒品和犯罪。
Couple the high divorce rate with the fact that many were latchkey children and you get a generation who may have had more time alone than any in history 如果你將高離婚率與許多離婚者曾經(jīng)是掛鑰匙的孩子聯(lián)系在一起想,你就會(huì)看到,他們是歷史上經(jīng)受孤獨(dú)的時(shí)間最長(zhǎng)的一代人。
Positive effects of being a latchkey child include independence and self - reliance . in some cases , being left home alone may be a better alternative to staying with baby - sitters or older siblings 鑰匙兒童正面的影響包括較獨(dú)立、自力更生。在某些案例當(dāng)中,單獨(dú)被留在家反而比請(qǐng)保母或和年長(zhǎng)的兄弟姊妹待在一起是更好的選擇。
英文解釋
a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)