Parent
[ 'pɛərənt ]
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n. 父亲（或母亲）;先辈;根源，起源;保护者;
📝 例句
Long-range goals are normally set by a parent company.
一般由母公司制定长远的目标。
The joint venture is integrated into the dominant parent's management system.
合资企业的管理业务全部纳入母公司的管理系统。
Greed is the parent of many evils.
贪婪是万恶之根源。
The subsidiary is in France but the parent company is in America.
子公司在法国,但母公司在美国。
I concluded that the local parent company would not budge.
我得出结论：当地母方公司方面难以作出让步。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ pa-拼音“怕”,rent-租:生活艰难,恐怕父母要出去租房屋住了
※ pa-拼音“帕”,ren-拼音“人”,t-拼音“偷”:家长的手帕,被人偷走了
※ pa-拼音“怕”,re-谐音“阿姨”,nt-拼音“难题”:怕阿姨出难题给父母亲
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🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-ent既表示“(形容词缀)...的”
又表示“某种人”
📖 牛津释义
parent
n
1 (usu pl 通常作复数) father or mother 父或母
May I introduce you to my parents (ie my father and mother)? 我把你介绍给我的父母行吗?
Denise and Martin have recently become parents. 丹尼斯和马丁最近当爸爸妈妈了.
Do you get on with your parents? 你和父母合得来吗?
the duties of a parent 为人父母者的责任. =>App 8 见附录8.
2 animal or plant from which others are produced （动植物的）亲代, 亲本, 父本, 母本
[attrib 作定语]
the parent bird, tree 亲代的鸟、 树.
🎯 考研助记
怕(pa)人(ren)偷（t)东西的 父母亲
🔁 扩展释义
*['perәnt]n. 父母, 父母亲, 根源【法】 父亲, 母亲, 根源
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First of all, it's been improved. And it's bigger, although it's more expensive.
首先，它已作了改进。而且机子较大，尽管价格贵些。
Is the fire out?
火熄了吗？
Yes. This is Mary speaking.
是的，我是玛丽。