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单词 parent
释义
parent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpeə.rənt/us
/ˈper.ənt/

parentnoun[C](MOTHER/FATHER)

A1
amotherorfatherof apersonor ananimal, or someone wholooksafter apersonin the same way that a parent does:
I'm going tomeetRichard's parents for the firsttimethisweekend.我这个周末将第一次见理查德的父母。
Coloradoiscurrentlyexperiencingashortageoffosterparents.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
your parents
  • parentMy parents died when I was young.
  • biological parentSome children are raised by grandparents or other family members, instead of their biological parents.
  • adoptive parentWhen he was 7 months old, his mother gave him up to his adoptive parents.
  • motherHave you met my mother?
  • fatherMy father fully supports my life choices.
  • mumUKMy mum and dad go there every year.
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More examples
  • One of the joys of being a parent iswatchingthe child'scharacterdevelop.
  • As a parent youtrytocreateastablehomeenvironmentforyourchildrentogrowup in.
  • Children needlotsofencouragementfromtheirparents.
  • My parents wereratherannoyedthat I hadn't told them about theaccident.
  • Hefindsitextremelydifficultbeing asingleparent.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parents & children
  • babyhood
  • babymoon
  • bastard
  • brat
  • child abuse
  • fraternal twin
  • guardianship
  • identical twin
  • illegitimacy
  • orphan
  • parentage
  • parental
  • parenthood
  • step-parent
  • the generation gap
  • the patter(ing) of tiny feetidiom
  • triplet
  • tug of love
  • twin
  • without issueidiom
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parentnoun[C](COMPANY)

(alsoparent company)
acompanythatownsone or more othercompanies:
母公司，总公司
Thesubsidiaryhasissuedsharesthat areguaranteedbyitsparent.子公司发行的股票由母公司担保。
The parentcompanyisexpectedtospend$50 million inadvertisingthisyear.母公司预计今年会投入5千万美元用于广告。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Mergers & acquisitions
  • absorb
  • acquihire
  • acquire
  • acquisition
  • acquisitive
  • amalgamation
  • buyout
  • conglomerate
  • counterattack
  • denationalization
  • denationalize
  • fire sale
  • growth-oriented
  • hive
  • hostile
  • non-hostile
  • oligopoly
  • parent company
  • partnership
  • spinsomethingoff
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parent
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈpeə.rənt/us/ˈper.ənt/
toraiseachildastheirparent:
Ithinkhe was parented very well.
Graham has parented about 65fosterchildrenandadopted11 of them.
A lot ofadoptivefamiliesare second-time-aroundfamilies,peoplewho've parented before andrealizethey can do it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parenting & caring for children
  • adopt
  • adoptable
  • adopted
  • adoptee
  • adoption
  • caretaking
  • child-rearing
  • childless
  • childlessness
  • childmind
  • lawnmower parent
  • looked-after
  • mothering
  • nanny
  • non-custodial
  • swaddle
  • unadoptable
  • unadopted
  • upbringing
  • visitation
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(Definition ofparentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
parent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpeə.rənt/us
/ˈper.ənt/

parentnoun[C](MOTHER/FATHER)

A1
amotherorfatherof apersonor ananimal
父亲；母亲
I'm going tomeetRichard's parents for the firsttimethisweekend.我这个周末将第一次见理查德的父母。
More examples
  • One of the joys of being a parent iswatchingthe child'scharacterdevelop.
  • As a parent youtrytocreateastablehomeenvironmentforyourchildrentogrowup in.
  • Children needlotsofencouragementfromtheirparents.
  • My parents wereratherannoyedthat I hadn't told them about theaccident.
  • Hefindsitextremelydifficultbeing asingleparent.

parentnoun[C](COMPANY)

(alsoparent company)
acompanythatownsone or more othercompanies
母公司，总公司
Thesubsidiaryhasissuedsharesthat areguaranteedbyitsparent.子公司发行的股票由母公司担保。
The parentcompanyisexpectedtospend$50 million inadvertisingthisyear.母公司预计今年会投入5千万美元用于广告。

parent| American Dictionary

parent
noun[C]
us
/ˈpeər·ənt,ˈpær-/
apersonwho givesbirthto orraisesachild:
His parentslivein New York.
biology
A parent is also anyanimalorplantthatproducesanother.

parental

adjective[not gradable]us
/pəˈren·təl/
parentalguidance

parenthood

noun[U]us
/ˈpeər·əntˌhʊd,ˈpær-/
Justbarelynewlyweds, they now have toconfronttheharshrealities of parenthood.
(Definition ofparentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

parent| Business English

parent
noun[C]
FINANCE
uk
/ˈpeərənt/us
→parent company
(Definition ofparentfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparent

parent
A small core of activists, men and women, came from families in which both parents were active in the labour movement.
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The level of religious practice was much higher among the activists' parents than it was for the respondents themselves.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We all agree that it is wrong for parents to have favourites among their children, loving some more than others.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One is not committed to one's friend, one's parents, one's spouse, one's profession, and one's nation in the same always-absolute way.
From theCambridge English Corpus
By 13 days of age, 10 % of the birds have already acquired enough information about the parents to show a stable preference for them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I also need to liaise with 18 feeder primary and high schools, and maintain links with parents, the community and employers.
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On the other hand my parents had also taught me something useful.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Seventeenth-century jurisprudence regarded abandonment as lawful, provided that it did not cause the child's death and that the parents were poor or honour was endangered.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Given the huge life-overlaps in modern family relationships, how do children influence parents, siblings each other and so on?
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You can say we are not used to it because our parents never sunbathed.
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The risk factor is high, teachers and even parents sometimes jealously interfere, orchestras can take umbrage at being asked to work with prodigies.
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None of the children wanted to go and live with their birth parents, but simply to keep contact.
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In other words the personalities and character of the two sets of parents are important in maintaining a constructive relationship.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The goal was to uncover the ideologies that parents perceive to guide present speaking practices with their children.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Are we to teach parents how to use nonimmediate language to prepare children better for school?
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithparent

parent

These are words often used in combination withparent.

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adopting parent
If the employee is subsequently not put on the register, it can cause difficulties in the workplace for the potential adopting parent.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
adoptive parent
There was, nevertheless, a sizable minority of institutionalized children who appeared to display a secure attachment relationship with theiradoptiveparentat 4 years.
From theCambridge English Corpus
aged parent
I have outlined the responsibilities that a woman may have towards her husband, towards her children or towards anagedparent.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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