英语词汇“parent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	parent
释义	parent —parent /ˈpeə.rənt/ aep /ˈper.^ənt/ Ⅰ noun [C] (_ALSO parent company) (COMPANY) ► F0 a company that owns one or more other companies: » The subsidiary has issued shares that are guaranteed by its parent.» The parent company is expected to spend $50 million in advertising this year.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Mergers and takeovers Ⅱ noun [C] (MOTHER/FATHER) ► A1 a mother or father of a person or an animal: » I'm going to meet Richard's parents for the first time this weekend.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Parents and children • • • Extra Examples:» One of the joys of being a parent is watching the child's character develop.» As a parent you try to create a stable home environment for your children to grow up in.» Children need lots of encouragement from their parents.» My parents were rather annoyed that I hadn't told them about the accident.» He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent.
随便看	in the final analysis in the firing line in the first instance in the first place in the first/second place in the flesh in the flower of sb's youth in the fullness of time in the heat of the moment in the hot seat in the interim in their hordes in the lap of luxury in the lap of the gods in the last/final analysis in the light of sth in the line of duty in the line of fire in the long/medium/short term in the long run in the main in the making in the manner of sth in the market for sth in the meantime

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