parent

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

• I was bringing up my three children as a single parent.
  作为单身母亲，我独自抚养我的3个孩子。
• Joe still has no concept of what it's like to be the sole parent.
  乔对当单亲家长是什么滋味还没有任何概念。
• 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。
• 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。
• Children universally prefer to live in peace and security, even if that means living with only one parent
  孩子们普遍愿意过平静安宁的生活，即便这意味着只能与单亲生活在一起。
• When you become a parent the things you once cared about seem to have less value.
  一旦你为人父母，你曾经在意的那些事情就显得不那么重要了。
• 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。
• To be appreciated as a parent is quite unusual.
  可怜天下父母心。
• Talk to other franchise holders and ask them what they think of the parent company.
  和其他特许经营者谈一谈，问问他们对母公司是什么看法。