查询词典 nieces

One is that gays might not have been fecund baby-producers, but that they guarded their nephews and nieces from saber-toothed tigers and thus helped ensure the survival of closely related genes.

其中一个说同性恋者在生孩子方面可能不是生殖力旺盛的人，但是他们看护着自己的侄子和侄女，使他们避免受到剑齿虎（saber-toothed tigers）等意外的伤害，这样有助于确保自己近亲的基因能够存活下来。

Mary Cassatt especially liked children, doting on her nieces and nephews and the offspring of friends.

。。。玛丽卡萨特特别喜欢孩子，溺爱她的侄子和侄女和后代的朋友。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。