1. 嬰兒；嬰孩 A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
e.g. She used to take care of me when I was a baby... 我還在襁褓中時(shí)，她曾經(jīng)照顧過我。 e.g. My wife has just had a baby... 我妻子剛生了孩子。
2. （動(dòng)物）幼崽；幼獸；幼鳥 A baby animal is a very young animal.
e.g. ...a baby elephant. 幼象 e.g. ...baby birds. 雛鳥
3. （蔬菜）幼嫩的 Baby vegetables are vegetables picked when they are very small.
e.g. Serve with baby new potatoes. 配上小個(gè)的新土豆。
4. 寶貝兒（昵稱，尤用于年輕女性） Some people use baby as an affectionate way of addressing someone, especially a young woman, or referring to them.
baby的翻譯
e.g. You have to wake up now, baby... 該起床了，寶貝兒。 e.g. He was confused, poor baby. 他都懵了，可憐的家伙。
5. 把嬰兒和洗澡水一起倒掉；將精華連同糟粕一起丟棄；不分好壞地全盤拋棄 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.
6. 替他人擦屁股；替別人干苦差事 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.
e.g. You go off round the world, and leave me to hold the baby. 你滿世界地跑，把苦差事都扔給我。
in AM, use 美國英語用 be left holding the bag
baby英英釋義
baby
noun
1. a project of personal concern to someone
e.g. this project is his baby
2. a very young mammal
e.g. baby rabbits
3. (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
Synonym: babesister
4. the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
e.g. the baby of the family the baby of the Supreme Court
5. a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
e.g. the baby began to cry again she held the baby in her arms it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different
Synonym: babeinfant
6. an unborn child a human fetus
e.g. I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby it was great to feel my baby moving about inside
7. an immature childish person
e.g. he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived stop being a baby!
Synonym: child
verb
1. treat with excessive indulgence
e.g. grandparents often pamper the children Let's not mollycoddle our students!