parents

英 [ˈpeərənts]

美 [ˈperənts]

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
parent的复数

IELTS

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。

双语例句

• He still lives with his parents.
  他还和父母住在一起。
• I would avoid him like the plague when his wife and my parents were around
  他的妻子和我的父母在旁边时，我会极力躲着他。
• I was slow to walk and talk and my parents thought I was backward.
  我学走路和说话都很慢，所以我父母以为我很迟钝。
• I have watched parents trying to reason with their children and have never seen it work.
  我曾经见到家长试图和他们的孩子讲道理，但是从没有见过这招奏效。
• My parents divorced when I was very young
  我很小的时候父母就离婚了。
• Most single parents are either divorced or separated
  大多数单身父母要么离婚了要么分居了。
• Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling.
  和父母及两个姐妹生活在一起让她感到很压抑。
• He claimed that his parents had abandoned him
  他声称父母遗弃了他。
• The young parents spoiled their only son.
  那对年轻的父母惯坏了他们的独生子。
• I did have a few worries about how Hugh and I would shape up as parents
  我对休和我将如何为人父母确实有些忧虑。