infant

noun

1. 婴儿；幼儿
   a baby or very young child
   1. a nursery for infants under two
      两岁以下婴幼儿的托儿所
   2. their infant son
      他们幼小的儿子
   3. She was seriously ill as an infant.
      她年幼时曾患重病。
   4. the infant mortality rate
      婴幼儿死亡率
   5. Mozart was an infant prodigy (= a child with unusual ability) .
      莫扎特是个神童。
2. 四岁到七岁之间的学童
   a child at school between the ages of four and seven
   1. an infant school
      幼儿学校
   2. infant teachers
      幼儿教师
   3. I've known her since we were in the infants (= at infant school) .
      从幼儿学校时我就认识她了。

adj.

1. 供婴幼儿用的
   designed to be used by infants
   1. infant formula (= milk for babies)
      婴儿配方奶粉
2. 初期的；初创期的
   new and not yet developed
   1. infant industries
      新兴工业

1. N-COUNT 婴儿
   An infant is a baby or very young child.
   1. ...young mums with infants in prams...
      用婴儿车推着宝宝的年轻妈妈
   2. The family were forced to flee with their infant son.
      那家人被迫带着他们尚在襁褓中的儿子逃走了。
   3. ...the infant mortality rate in Britain.
      英国的婴儿夭折率
2. N-COUNT (5-7岁的)幼儿
   Infants are children between the ages of five and seven, who go to an infant school.
   1. You use the infants to refer to a school or class for such children.
      幼儿园;幼儿班
   2. You've been my best friend ever since we started in the infants.
      自从我们上幼儿园起，你就是我最好的朋友。
3. ADJ 供婴儿用的
   Infant means designed especially for very young children.
   1. ...an infant carrier in the back of a car.
      汽车后部的婴儿座椅
4. ADJ (组织、运动等)初期的,初创的
   An infant organization or system is new and has not developed very much.
   1. The infant company was based in Germany.
      这家新公司总部在德国。
   2. ...the infant health service.
      处于初期阶段的公共医疗卫生服务

1. An autopsy eventually ascribed the baby's death to sudden infant death syndrome.
   尸检最终认定孩子死于婴儿猝死综合征。
2. On a global scale, AIDS may well become the leading cause of infant death.
   艾滋病很可能会成为造成全球婴儿死亡的首要原因。
3. The family were forced to flee with their infant son.
   那家人被迫带着他们尚在襁褓中的儿子逃走了。
4. The infant company was based in Germany.
   这家新公司总部在德国。
5. The nation's infant mortality rate has reached a record low.
   该国的婴儿死亡率已降至历史最低水平。
6. The United States ranks 20th in its infant mortality rate.
   美国在婴儿死亡率方面排名第20。
7. There was an infant squalling in the back of the church.
   有个婴儿在教堂后部大声啼哭。
8. Regional pilot health reform project contributes to decrease in infant mortality, increase in life expectancy.
   区域卫生改革试点项目为降低婴儿死亡率、增加人口预期寿命作出了贡献。
9. The infant has just learnt to walk but not to speak yet.
   这孩子刚会走路，还不大会说话。
10. Preterm birth and low birth weight ( lbw) are major determinants of infant morbidity and mortality.
    早产与低出生体重是婴儿期疾病率与死亡率的重要决定因素。
11. The infant receives three injections of pertussis vaccine at one-month intervals.
    婴儿以一个月为间隔，接受三次百日咳疫苗的注射。
12. Helpless infant must be nursed and watched every second of the day.
    孤弱无力的婴儿每时每刻都必须有人照料看护。
13. AMI is an infant barely able to walk.
    阿米是个刚会走的婴孩。
14. Science provided the incentive for this new movement by drastically reducing the rate of infant mortality.
    科学极大地降低了婴儿的死亡率，从而刺激了这场新的运动。
15. I was adopted as an infant.
    我婴儿时候就被收养了。
16. Reduce infant mortality and ensure the healthy development of the child;
    减低婴儿死亡率和使儿童得到健康的发育；
17. All these measures reduced the number of infant deaths.
    所有这些措施减少了婴幼儿的死亡数量。
18. Give the infant as much hugging and petting as you can.
    尽你的可能多紧抱和爱抚那个婴儿。
19. Rates of malnourishment and infant mortality are among the worst in the world.
    印度的营养不良率和婴儿死亡率是世界上最高的之一。
20. Rwanda, Afghanistan and Argentina have reduced infant death rates and increased deliveries at health facilities and prenatal check-ups.
    卢旺达、阿富汗和阿根廷三国采取措施，降低了婴儿死亡率，提高了人们在医疗机构分娩的数量，增加了产前检查。
21. Even infant and junior pupils took part.
    连幼儿和小学生都参加了。
22. Counselling and support to mothers for infant feeding.
    在婴儿喂养方面向母亲提供咨询和支持。
23. It may also be transmitted between a mother and her infant during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.
    还可通过受艾滋病毒感染的母亲在妊娠、分娩和哺乳期间传播给婴儿。
24. Rates of infant mortality and mothers dying in childbirth have gone down.
    如今，婴儿和难产妈妈的死亡率都降下来了。
25. Check the infant's breathing and color.
    检查婴儿呼吸和肤色。
26. From this information, neonatal, infant and early child mortality rates were estimated.
    通过这些信息估测出新生儿、婴儿和幼儿的死亡率。
27. For me there is no difference between a calf and an infant.
    对我来说，一头牛犊和一个婴儿没什么区别。
28. The separation of infant from mother.
    把婴儿和母亲隔离开。
29. The infant stage is the important stage of one's life.
    幼儿阶段是人生中的一个重要阶段。

  baby babe infant【导航词义：婴儿】

  baby n. 婴儿，婴孩；幼兽；雏鸟

〔辨析〕日常普通用词，指新生儿或幼小的孩子，也可指鸟兽的幼仔。

  babe n. 〈文〉婴儿； 〈口，非正式〉宝贝儿

〔辨析〕多指襁褓中的婴儿；口语中多用于称呼年轻美貌的女子。

  infant n. 〈正式〉婴儿，幼儿

〔辨析〕在英国英语中指婴孩或幼童，在美国英语中仅指婴儿，尤指新生儿。

noun

1. a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
   1. the baby began to cry again
   2. she held the baby in her arms
   3. it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different

   Synonym:    babybabe