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

• 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。
• Babies who sleep with their parents receive much more tactile stimulation than babies who sleep in a cot
  婴儿和父母睡在一块儿比单独睡在婴儿床中能得到更多的触觉刺激。
• 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。
• Have you known her parents long?
  你认识她父母很长时间了吗？
• 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。
• The young parents spoiled their only son.
  那对年轻的父母惯坏了他们的独生子。
• The typical family structure of Freud's patients involved two parents and two children
  弗洛伊德的病人的典型家庭结构是父母二人和两个孩子。
• He married her against the will of his parents.
  他违背父母的意愿与她结了婚。
• 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。
• Parents will be able to discuss their child's progress with their teacher
  家长将可以和老师交流谈论子女的进步情况。