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

• The teachers and parents got together on Saturday afternoon.
  教师和家长在星期六下午聚会。
• 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。
• This led the therapist to question Jim about his parents and their marriage
  这让治疗专家问起了吉姆有关他父母及他们婚姻的情况。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Anna's strength is derived from her parents and her sisters
  安娜的坚强源自于她的父母和姐姐们。
• The young parents spoiled their only son.
  那对年轻的父母惯坏了他们的独生子。
• All children will tend to suffer from separation from their parents and siblings.
  所有的孩子和他们的父母及兄弟姐妹分开后往往都会难过。