摘要：例句 Now, instead of culling, the park’s wildlife managers rely on indirect methods such as reducing artificial water supplies that

foster [ˈfɒstə(r)] ① v.（在一段时间内）收养，代养，抚育（他人子女）；促进，助长，培养，鼓励 ② adj. 寄养的；代养的

例句 Now, instead of culling, the park’s wildlife managers rely on indirect methods such as reducing artificial water supplies that had fostered unnatural population booms.【2018-1《基督教科学箴言报》】

如今，该公园的野生动物管理人员不再进行有选择性的宰杀，而是依靠间接手段，比如减少曾促使象群数量反常激增的人工供水。

考点 to foster a child’s moral development 促进孩子的道德发展【2019 英语（二）阅读】

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