grandparent

英 [ˈɡrænpeərənt]

美 [ˈɡrænperənt]

n.  祖父; 祖母; 外祖父; 外祖母

复数：grandparents　

中考高考

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.7634 / COCA.4679

牛津词典

noun

• 祖父；祖母；外祖父；外祖母
  the father or mother of your father or mother
  1. The children are staying with their grandparents.
     孩子们与祖父母住在一起。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （外）祖父母
  Yourgrandparentsare the parents of your father or mother.
  1. Tammy was raised by her grandparents.
     塔米是爷爷奶奶抚养大的。

英英释义

noun

• a parent of your father or mother

双语例句

• Every parent has only one child and every grandparent has only one grand-child.
  一个家庭只有一个孩子，而祖父母只有一个孙子。
• Everyone would save a sibling, grandparent or close friend rather than a strange dog.
  每个人都会救自己的兄弟姐妹、爷爷奶奶或亲密好友，而不会救一只陌生的狗。
• I would do anything for an ill grandparent.
  为了生病的外婆，什么都可以做。
• Or you might hear about a grandparent that no one wants to talk to because no one likes him.
  偶尔你会听说他们不喜欢他们的（外）祖父母，也不想和他们说话。
• One day, we both decided to take a road trip to her grandparent's house.
  所以我们特意选了一天去她祖父祖母的房子看望他们。
• Often a grandparent could perform the role of main carer.
  祖父母经常起到主要照顾者的作用。
• My dad learns how to be a good grandparent.
  我爸爸也学会了怎么做个好爷爷。
• A sister of one's grandparent. Grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins usually don't live near one another.
  伯祖母；叔祖母；舅婆；姑婆；姨婆某人祖父母的姐妹祖父母、舅、姨、表兄妹等一般不住在一起。
• While the grandparent needs support with his or her medical ailments.
  老人则需要有人为他（或她）提供医疗疾病上的照顾。
• The family link with Britain for most people is, say for my generation, more likely to be a grandparent than a parent.
  就拿我这代人来说吧，对大多数人来说，与英国的亲缘关系更像是祖父母，而不是父母。