maternity leave
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++maˈternity ˌleave noun [uncountable] BECtime that a mother is allowed to spend away from work when she has a baby 产假 → paternity leaveon maternity leave Karen will be on maternity leave next month. 卡伦下个月要休产假。
Examples from the Corpus
maternity leave• She is a clinical lecturer, University of Oxford and back at full time work as Consultant Dermatologist after maternity leave.• Rarely have they bargained aggressively for benefits such as maternity leave or more help with child care.• The University has a generous maternity leave scheme, which goes well beyond the statutory provisions.• The University has a generous maternity leave scheme.• I am working part-time, but my maternity leave begins next month.• In addition, co-anchor Katie Couric is currently on maternity leave.• Women with less than one year's service are eligible to apply for unpaid maternity leave.• The 42-clause Bill gives pregnant workers the right to a minimum of 14 weeks' maternity leave.on maternity leave• In addition, co-anchor Katie Couric is currently on maternity leave.• Britain also objected to the new directive on maternity leave.• Mrs. Deming is on maternity leave.• She was then shown a picture taken at the farewell party at Champion Spark Plugs just before Paula went on maternity leave.From Longman Business Dictionarymaternity leavemaˈternity ˌleaveHUMAN RESOURCES time with pay that a woman is allowed to be absent from work just before and after having a babya woman who is made redundant while on maternity leave → leavemaˈternity ˌleave nounChineseSyllable
a Business away from allowed work spend mother Corpus to that time is
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maternity leave
maˈternity ˌleave
noun [uncountable]
time that a mother is allowed to spend away from work when she has a baby ⇨ paternity leave
on maternity leave
Karen will be on maternity leave next month.
maˈternity ˌleave
noun [uncountable]time that a mother is allowed to spend away from work when she has a baby ⇨ paternity leave
on maternity leave
Having a baby/child 怀孕
want a baby/a child/kids想要孩子 start a family生孩子 conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child怀孕 miss your period月经未按期来 become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant怀孕了；发现怀孕了 have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family有一个宝宝／一个孩子／孩子／一个儿子／一个女儿／一对双胞胎／孩子 have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth正常／历经艰难／意外怀孕；顺产；难产；在家中分娩 be in/go into/induce labour/( laborespecially
分娩；催产 have/suffer/cause a miscarriage流产；引起流产 give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins生了一个孩子／一个宝宝／一个女儿／一个儿子／一对双胞胎
Parenting 养育；抚养；教养
bring up/ ( especially
NAmE raise a child/family抚养孩子 care for/ ( especially
BrE look after a baby/child/kid照顾小孩 change ( a nappy/BrE ( a diaper/a babyNAmE 换尿布；给婴儿换尿布 feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby喂孩子；给孩子哺乳；用奶瓶喂养孩子 be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave有权利休／正在休产假／陪产假 go back/return to work after maternity leave产假后回到工作岗位 need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare需要／找到一个临时保姆／负担得起的高质量儿童保育 balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life平衡／兼顾工作与照顾小孩／抚养小孩／家庭生活 educate/teach/home-school a child/kid教育孩子；给孩子家庭教育 punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid惩罚／管教／娇惯孩子 adopt a baby/child/kid收养小孩 offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption把小孩给人收养 ( especially
BrE foster a child/kid代养小孩 be placed with/be raised by foster parents被交给寄养父母；由寄养父母抚养