baby
1.N-COUNT 可数名词婴儿；婴孩 A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
She used to take care of me when I was a baby...
我还在襁褓中时，她曾经照顾过我。
My wife has just had a baby...
我妻子刚生了孩子。
Claire had to dress her baby sister.
克莱尔得给年幼的妹妹穿衣服。
2.N-COUNT 可数名词（动物）幼崽；幼兽；幼鸟 A baby animal is a very young animal.
【搭配模式】：usu N n
...a baby elephant.
幼象
...baby birds.
雏鸟
3.ADJ 形容词（蔬菜）幼嫩的 Baby vegetables are vegetables picked when they are very small.
【搭配模式】：ADJ n
Serve with baby new potatoes.
配上小个的新土豆。
4.N-VOC; N-COUNT 称呼名词；可数名词宝贝儿（昵称，尤用于年轻女性） Some people use baby as an affectionate way of addressing someone, especially a young woman, or referring to them.
【搭配模式】：usu sing
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
You have to wake up now, baby...
该起床了，宝贝儿。
He was confused, poor baby.
他都懵了，可怜的家伙。
5.PHRASE 短语把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉；将精华连同糟粕一起丢弃；不分好坏地全盘抛弃 If you throw the baby out with the bath water, you lose the good parts of something as well as the bad parts, because you reject it as a whole instead of just removing what is bad.
【搭配模式】：V inflects
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
6.PHRASE 短语替他人擦屁股；替别人干苦差事 If you are left holding the baby, you are put in a situation where you are responsible for something, often in an unfair way because other people fail or refuse to take responsibility for it.
【搭配模式】：V inflects
【语域标签】：BRIT 英
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
You go off round the world, and leave me to hold the baby.
你满世界地跑，把苦差事都扔给我。
in AM, use 美国英语用 be left holding the bag
