parenthood

英 [ˈpeərənthʊd]

美 [ˈperənthʊd]

n.  做父母的身份

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Collins.1 / BNC.15553 / COCA.14467

牛津词典

noun

• 做父母的身份
  the state of being a parent
  1. the responsibilities/joys of parenthood
     做父母的责任 / 欢乐

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 父母身份；家长身份
  Parenthoodis the state of being a parent.
  1. She may feel unready for the responsibilities of parenthood.
     她可能觉得没有准备好承担为人父母的责任。

英英释义

noun

• the state of being a parent
  1. to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man
  Synonym:parentage

双语例句

• His experience as a teacher was good training for parenthood.
  他做老师的经历对他将来做父亲是有益的锻炼。
• Mrs. Cherry seems altogether weighed down by her work plus parenthood.
  彻里夫人似乎被她的工作和母亲的责任累坏了。
• I took a lot of convincing that parenthood was a good idea and I didn't think I'd be much use at it.
  很多人都劝我要个孩子好，但我觉得为人父母我真的不适合。
• With marital breakdown and single parenthood increasing, step-families are becoming more and more common.
  随着现代社会婚姻的动荡和单亲家庭的增多，重组家庭变得越来越普遍。
• The book takes a humorous look at parenthood.
  这本书以幽默的笔触论述了父母的身份。
• Marriage, religion, and parenthood received the same acid treatment as social snobbery and politics.
  婚姻、宗教、父母关系同社会上的势利和政治一样，在他笔下同样受到辛辣的讥讽。
• Young people facing the new responsibility of parenthood.
  面临着做父母的新责任的年轻人。
• She may feel unready for the responsibilities of parenthood.
  她可能觉得没有准备好承担为人父母的责任。
• They had played a similar trick with the instinct of parenthood.
  对人们要做父母的本能，它耍的是同样的伎俩。
• And your preference for cooking and entertaining guests at home will likely ease the transition into parenthood.
  你对料理和宴请宾客的爱好也会使你在将自我角色转换为家长的时候感到轻松。