parent

英 [ˈpeərənt]

美 [ˈperənt]

n.  父亲(或母亲); (动、植物的)亲本，亲代，父本，母本; 创始机构; 母公司; 总部

复数：parents　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.494 / COCA.327

牛津词典

noun

• 父亲（或母亲）
  a person's father or mother
  1. He's still living with his parents.
     他还和父母住在一起。
  2. her adoptive parents
     她的养父母
  3. Sue and Ben have recently become parents.
     苏和本最近当了爸爸妈妈了。
• （动、植物的）亲本，亲代，父本，母本
  an animal or a plant which produces other animals or plants
  1. the parent bird/tree
     亲代鸟 / 树
• 创始机构；母公司；总部
  an organization that produces and owns or controls smaller organizations of the same type
  1. a parent bank and its subsidiaries
     总行及其附属银行
  2. the parent company
     母公司

柯林斯词典

• See also:Children need their parents...This is where a lot of parents go wrong...When you become a parent the things you once cared about seem to have less value.foster parentone-parent familysingle parent
• ADJ 创始的；母公司的；总公司的
  An organization'sparentorganization is the organization that created it and usually still controls it.
  1. Each unit including the parent company has its own, local management.
     包括母公司在内，每个单位都有自己的地方管理层。
  2. ...the zoo's parent body, the Zoological Society of London.
     该动物园的创始组织，伦敦动物学会
• ADJ （动物、植物或有机体）亲本的，亲代的
  Theparentanimal, plant, or organism of a particular animal, plant or organism is the one that it comes from or is produced by.
  1. Parent birds began to hunt for food for their young.
     亲鸟开始为幼鸟寻找食物。

英英释义

noun

• an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
• a father or mother

verb

• bring up
  1. raise a family
  2. bring up children
  Synonym:rearraisebring upnurture

双语例句

• The offspring contain a mixture of the genetic blueprint of each parent
  子女身上遗传了父母双方的基因型板。
• Learning how to become a parent takes time. It's a skill you learn as you go along.
  学会如何为人父母需要时间，这种技能只能边经历边学习。
• People scorn me as a single parent.
  人们因为我一个人带着孩子就看不起我。
• More than half the children of divorce did not see the non-custodial parent on a regular basis.
  超出半数的离婚家庭的孩子没有定期与无监护权的家长见面。
• This is where a lot of parents go wrong
  这正是很多父母犯错的地方。
• Trying to make it as a single parent raising your children would be the main concern to me these days.
  我现在最关心的事情就是作为一个单亲家长，努力把自己的孩子抚养长大。
• The two parent groups now run their business as a single combined operation.
  这两个母公司现在合并为一家企业经营业务。
• When you become a parent the things you once cared about seem to have less value.
  一旦你为人父母，你曾经在意的那些事情就显得不那么重要了。
• A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.
  依赖性太强的孩子会逼得父母心烦意乱。
• Her tone was that of a parent to a disobedient child.
  她的语气就像是一个家长在训自己不听话的孩子。