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		  [ˈmɪdwaɪf]| For the noun:   | midwife |  | Plural form:  | midwives |  
  WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 |  | midwife nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (childbirth assistant) | 助产妇  zhù chǎn fù |  |   |   | 接生员  jiē shēng yuán  |  |   | She chose to have the baby at home, with a midwife in attendance. |  |   | 她选择请一位接生员帮助,在家进行分娩。 |  | midwife nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  figurative ([sb] who helps create sthg) | 促成某事之人  cù chéng mǒu shì zhī rén |  |   | He acted as midwife to a new generation of computers. |  |   | 他是促成新一代计算机产生之人。 |  |   |  | 其他翻译 |  | midwife [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (assist in birth) | 给…接生 
  |  | midwife [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat."  |  (assist in creating) | 促成  cù chéng |  |   |   | 协助达成 
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 Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: midwife ['mIdwaIf] (pl midwives)  n  [c] 助产(產)士 zhùchǎnshì [位 wèi]  |