grandmother

noun

1. （外）祖母；奶奶；外婆
   the mother of your father or mother

1. N-FAMILY （外）祖母；奶奶；外婆
   Your grandmother is the mother of your father or mother.
   1. My grandmothers are both widows.
      我奶奶和外婆都是孤寡一人。

1. His grandmother and his father brought him up
   是他的祖母和父亲把他养大的。
2. The newspaper contacted his grandmother to trace his present address, and later doorstepped him at his home.
   报纸联系了他祖母，查到了他现在的住址后便前往登门采访。
3. I was sometimes dumped with my grandmother or left with highly unsuitable au pairs
   有时我被扔给奶奶照看，或者被交给毫无经验的临时保姆。
4. She was forever running errands for her housebound grandmother
   她总是在为她不方便外出的祖母跑前跑后。
5. He first learnt to fish under the watchful eye of his grandmother.
   在祖母的看护下，他第一次学起了钓鱼。
6. He had a great desire to have a home of his own for he had always lived with my grandmother.
   他强烈渴望拥有一个属于自己的家，因为他一直和我祖母住在一起。
7. Her grandmother had the gift of making people happy.
   她奶奶有逗人开心的本事。
8. My grandmother was becoming more and more sad and frail as the years went by.
   随着时间的流逝，我的祖母变得日益伤感和虚弱。
9. My grandmothers are both widows.
   我奶奶和外婆都是孤寡一人。
10. Your grandmother has nothing to stop her from being bored, grouchy and lonely.
    你奶奶既无聊又孤独，总是没完没了地发牢骚。
11. Her grandmother mumbled in her sleep
    她祖母含混不清地说着梦话。
12. Grandmother felt free to order her about just as she wished.
    奶奶毫不客气地随意支使她。
13. Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
    祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。
14. For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms.
    很久以来，她的母亲和外婆两人之间几乎不怎么说话。
15. My grandmother and aunt will be there in my parents 'stead.
    我的祖母和姑妈将代替我的父母出席。
16. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
    她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。
17. He was brought up by his grandmother.
    他是由他奶奶带大的。
18. Grandmother often nods off during the afternoon.
    祖母下午常常打瞌睡。
19. She'll soon be a grandmother.
    她快抱孙子了。
20. Move over and let your grandmother sit down.
    挪开些，让你外婆坐下来。
21. My father often speaks of my grandmother.
    我爸爸常常提起我的祖母。
22. You shouldn't talk back to your grandmother.
    你不该跟你奶奶顶嘴。
23. His mother died when he was young, and his grandmother brought him up.
    他小的时候母亲去世了。他是由祖母抚养成人的。
24. Don't answer back to your grandmother; it's rude.
    不许和奶奶还嘴，这不礼貌。
25. He helped his grandmother in.
    他搀扶着祖母进屋。
26. It raining, the little girl helped her grandmother along difficultly.
    下雨了，那个小女孩扶着她的祖母艰难地向前走着。
27. You can't be so bad. it's to make your grandmother turn in her grave.
    你不能如此坏，那会让你的祖母死不瞑目。
28. It was sad to see all grandmother's lovely things being auctioned off.
    眼看着祖母那些可爱的东西全都被拍卖掉，心里真不好受。
29. My grandmother's sister helped to deliver my father when he was born.
    爸爸出生时是我的姨奶奶帮助收生的。
30. My young daughter was going to stay with her grandmother for a week, but she's not going now, more's the pity.
    我小女儿原来准备去和她的祖母一起住一周的，但非常遗憾，她现在不能去了。

n.

teach your grandmother to suck eggs

• 教奶奶嘬鸡蛋；在能人面前逞强；班门弄斧
  to tell or show sb how to do sth that they can already do well, and probably better than you can

noun

1. the mother of your father or mother

   Synonym:    grandmagrannygranniegrannannanna