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

• I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this
  我设法对父母瞒下了此事。
• He married her against the will of his parents.
  他违背父母的意愿与她结了婚。
• My parents divorced when I was very young
  我很小的时候父母就离婚了。
• Have you known her parents long?
  你认识她父母很长时间了吗？
• My grandmother and aunt will be there in my parents 'stead.
  我的祖母和姑妈将代替我的父母出席。
• The teachers and parents got together on Saturday afternoon.
  教师和家长在星期六下午聚会。
• 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。
• 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。
• Without the support of my parents I would have probably cracked up completely. But I managed to hang on
  假如没有我父母的支持，我可能已经彻底垮掉了。但我还是坚持了下来。
• He claimed that his parents had abandoned him
  他声称父母遗弃了他。