babysitting
babysitting — 名詞
1. the activity of looking after children while their parents are away, often done
托育
父母外出時代為照顧小孩
the activity of looking after children while their parents are away, often done for payment
Samira earns extra money by doing babysitting for families in her neighborhood on weekends.
Samira 靠週末在社區幫人托育來賺外快。
doing babysitting for families
Babysitting taught the teenager how to handle unexpected situations calmly.
托育工作教會那個青少年如何冷靜處理突發狀況。
Babysitting taught the teenager
The parents paid the neighbor's daughter for three hours of babysitting on Saturday night.
那對父母付錢給鄰居的女兒，請她週六晚上幫忙托育三小時。
文法句型
babysitting + for + someone
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — you cannot say 'a babysitting' or 'babysittings'. To refer to a single instance, use 'a babysitting job' or 'a babysitting session'.
常見錯誤
babysitting — 動詞
1. to take care of a child or children for a short time so that their parents can g
當保母
短暫替父母照顧小孩
to take care of a child or children for a short time so that their parents can go out
Daniel is babysitting his younger cousins this weekend while their parents attend a wedding.
Daniel 這週末要幫表弟表妹當保母，好讓他們的爸媽去參加婚禮。
is babysitting his younger cousins
Gabriela often babysits for the neighbor's two children after school on Tuesdays.
Gabriela 每週二放學後常幫鄰居照顧兩個小孩。
babysits for the neighbor's two children
Relatives take turns babysitting for the night-shift nurse so she can rest during the day.
親戚們輪流幫那位值夜班的護士帶小孩，讓她白天能好好休息。
- watch
more general, can apply to pets or objects too; 'babysit' is specific to children
文法句型
babysit + for + someone
babysit + someone's children
用法筆記
Commonly followed by 'for' ('babysit for the neighbors') or a possessive noun ('babysit their children'). The simple form 'babysit someone' is less common but acceptable in informal speech.