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

• Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling.
  和父母及两个姐妹生活在一起让她感到很压抑。
• Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends
  父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。
• I did have a few worries about how Hugh and I would shape up as parents
  我对休和我将如何为人父母确实有些忧虑。
• 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。
• His parents had spirited him away to the country
  他的父母偷偷地将他带到了该国。
• The happy couple and their respective parents took to the floor.
  这对幸福的新人和他们各自的父母在舞池中翩翩起舞。
• He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents
  他和他专横残暴的父母一样为人惧怕和憎恨。
• I would avoid him like the plague when his wife and my parents were around
  他的妻子和我的父母在旁边时，我会极力躲着他。
• 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。
• My parents divorced when I was very young
  我很小的时候父母就离婚了。