babysit
gb/bˈeɪbisɪt/ us/bˈeɪbisɪt/
A2
Anh
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Động từ
A2
action
1
care for children temporarily
to look after children while their parents are out
Mẫu sử dụng:
babysit ([a child]/[the kids]); babysit for [someone]; babysit at [place]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse babysit (temporary) with be a nanny (regular job).
Từ đồng nghĩa
look after (More general; can be for children, adults, or things.)
|
mind (Common in British English for taking care of children.)
Từ trái nghĩa
neglect (Fail to take proper care of someone who needs it.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
babysit the kids
|babysit for the neighbors
|babysit after school
|babysit on weekends
|babysit in the evening
|babysit overnight
|paid to babysit
|a babysitting job
|ask someone to babysit
|need a babysitter to babysit
Chủ đề
family
|childcare
|daily_life
|work
Ví dụ
- Can you babysit the kids on Friday night?
- She babysits for two families in her neighborhood.
- I used to babysit after school to earn extra money.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I babysit my sister on Saturdays.
- He is babysitting tonight.
Động từ
informal
B2
action
2
supervise an irresponsible person
to watch someone closely because they cannot manage alone
Mẫu sử dụng:
babysit [someone]
Lỗi thường gặp:
This use can sound rude if said directly to the person you are supervising.
Từ đồng nghĩa
supervise (More neutral and formal; lacks the critical tone.)
|
hand-hold (Informal; emphasizes giving a lot of help step by step.)
Từ trái nghĩa
trust (Allow someone to act independently without close watching.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
babysit a grown adult
|babysit him all night
|babysit the new intern
|babysit a teammate
|babysit someone at a party
|have to babysit
|stop babysitting
|babysit someone through a task
Chủ đề
relationships
|work
|social_life
Ví dụ
- I can’t do my job if I have to babysit him all day.
- She ended up babysitting her friends to make sure they got home safely.
- The manager doesn’t want to babysit new hires forever.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I had to babysit him during the trip.
Động từ
informal
C1
action
3
monitor a process closely
to watch something carefully so it does not go wrong
Mẫu sử dụng:
babysit [a system/task/process]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Often used when something should run by itself but doesn’t; it can imply inefficiency or annoyance.
Từ đồng nghĩa
monitor (More neutral; doesn’t imply constant attention or frustration.)
|
keep an eye on (More general; can be less intensive than babysit.)
Từ trái nghĩa
automate (Set up so it runs without ongoing human attention.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
babysit a server
|babysit a deployment
|babysit a process
|babysit a machine
|babysit the printer
|babysit the build
|babysit a production run
|babysit the system overnight
Chủ đề
technology
|work
|business
Ví dụ
- Someone has to babysit the server while the update installs.
- I don’t want to babysit this process all weekend.
- They stayed late to babysit the machines during the first run.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I need to babysit the system tonight.
Danh từ
informal
B2
event
4
a period of babysitting
a time when you babysit
Mẫu sử dụng:
a babysit; have a babysit
Lỗi thường gặp:
More common is babysitting (noun). This noun use can sound regional or informal.
Từ đồng nghĩa
babysitting (More standard and widely used as a noun.)
|
shift (General word for a work period; not specific to childcare.)
Từ trái nghĩa
time off (A period when you are not working or responsible for childcare.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a babysit tonight
|a regular babysit
|a last-minute babysit
|cancel a babysit
Chủ đề
childcare
|daily_life
|work
Ví dụ
- I’ve got a babysit this evening, so I can’t come out.
- She canceled her babysit at the last minute.
- He picked up an extra babysit to earn some cash.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I have a babysit tonight.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
babysit
IPA
GB/bˈeɪbisɪt/
US/bˈeɪbisɪt/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
babysit (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (babysit)
Các dạng từ
Verb
- Base: babysit
- 3rd Person Singular: baby-sits, babysits
- Present Participle: baby-sitting, babysitting
- Past: baby-sat, babysat
- Past Participle: baby-sat, babysat
Họ từ
Forms
baby-sits
verb
babysits
verb
baby-sitting
verb
babysitting
verb
baby-sat
verb
babysat
verb
Core family
babysitter
noun A2
Cách diễn đạt
babysit for [someone]
1/bˈeɪbisɪt fɚ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
phrasal verb
babysit someone’s children
to look after someone’s children for them
Ví dụ
- I’m babysitting for my sister while she goes to dinner.
- He babysits for a couple across the street on weekends.
- Could you babysit for us on Saturday night?