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 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。
• Without the support of my parents I would have probably cracked up completely. But I managed to hang on
  假如没有我父母的支持，我可能已经彻底垮掉了。但我还是坚持了下来。
• His parents had spirited him away to the country
  他的父母偷偷地将他带到了该国。
• 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。
• I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this
  我设法对父母瞒下了此事。
• The teachers and parents got together on Saturday afternoon.
  教师和家长在星期六下午聚会。
• 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。
• Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends
  父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。
• I must have been naive to think we would get my parents 'blessing.
  我一定太天真了，竟认为我们会得到我父母的祝福。