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

• 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。
• The happy couple and their respective parents took to the floor.
  这对幸福的新人和他们各自的父母在舞池中翩翩起舞。
• 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。
• He claimed that his parents had abandoned him
  他声称父母遗弃了他。
• He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents
  他和他专横残暴的父母一样为人惧怕和憎恨。
• He married her against the will of his parents.
  他违背父母的意愿与她结了婚。
• He still lives with his parents.
  他还和父母住在一起。
• 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。
• I left my parents 'house, relinquished my estate and my patrimony.
  我离开了父母的家，放弃了我的房产和祖传财产。