foster
verb uk/ˈfɒs.tər/ us/ˈfɑː.stɚ/
(TAKE CARE OF)
[ I or T ]收养，代养，抚育（他人子女，通常指有限的一段时间）
to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent
Would you consider fostering (a child)? 你会考虑代养一个孩子吗？
Compare: adopt (TAKE INTO HOME)
(ENCOURAGE)
[ T ]鼓励；促进；培养
to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings
I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children. 我正努力培养我的孩子们对古典音乐的兴趣。
They were discussing the best way to foster democracy and prosperity in the former communist countries. 他们正在讨论促进前共产主义国家民主和繁荣的最佳办法。
foster
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈfɒs.tər/ us/ˈfɑː.stɚ/
（在有限的一段时间内）（所）收养的，（所）代养的
used to refer to someone or something connected with the care of children, usually for a limited time, by someone who is not the child's legal parent
a foster care/home/child/mother 非亲代养／寄养家庭／代养的孩子／养母
The neglected child was removed from her home and placed with a foster family. 这名未受妥善照顾的女孩子被送到了一户寄养家庭中。
As a child, he had lived with a series of foster parents. 他小时候和好几任养父母一起生活过。
her foster father/mother 她的养父/养母