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英 [ˈpeərənt]

美 [ˈperənt]

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

复数：parents　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.494 / COCA.327

牛津词典

noun

• 父亲（或母亲）
  a person's father or mother
  1. He's still living with his parents.
     他还和父母住在一起。
  2. her adoptive parents
     她的养父母
  3. Sue and Ben have recently become parents.
     苏和本最近当了爸爸妈妈了。
• （动、植物的）亲本，亲代，父本，母本
  an animal or a plant which produces other animals or plants
  1. the parent bird/tree
     亲代鸟 / 树
• 创始机构；母公司；总部
  an organization that produces and owns or controls smaller organizations of the same type
  1. a parent bank and its subsidiaries
     总行及其附属银行
  2. the parent company
     母公司

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。

英英释义

noun

• an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
• a father or mother

verb

• bring up
  1. raise a family
  2. bring up children
  Synonym:rearraisebring upnurture

双语例句

• The two parent groups now run their business as a single combined operation.
  这两个母公司现在合并为一家企业经营业务。
• A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.
  依赖性太强的孩子会逼得父母心烦意乱。
• The offspring contain a mixture of the genetic blueprint of each parent
  子女身上遗传了父母双方的基因型板。
• He lives on a single parent's allowance of £ 70 a week
  他靠每周70英镑的单亲家庭生活补助过日子。
• His declared agenda is to raise standards in schools, fortify parent power and decentralise control.
  他公布的计划旨在提高学校办学标准，加强家长权力，分散管理。
• Zeneca was at last demerged from its parent firm, ICI
  捷利康公司终于从其母公司帝国化工集团中分离了出来。
• Ninety per cent of lone parent families are headed by mothers.
  90%的单亲家庭由母亲持家。
• She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
  她有一个年迈的父亲，可能会很不好相处。
• To be a parent is a terribly difficult thing
  为人父母真难啊。
• She knew first-hand the impact an unsteady parent could have on a sensitive young girl.
  她有亲身体验，知道情绪变化无常的家长对一个敏感的小女孩会产生什么影响。