grandparent

英 [ˈɡrænpeərənt]

美 [ˈɡrænperənt]

n. 祖父; 祖母; 外祖父; 外祖母

复数：grandparents　

中考高考

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.7634 / COCA.4679

牛津词典

noun

祖父；祖母；外祖父；外祖母
the father or mother of your father or mother
1. The children are staying with their grandparents.
  孩子们与祖父母住在一起。

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT （外）祖父母
Yourgrandparentsare the parents of your father or mother.
1. Tammy was raised by her grandparents.
  塔米是爷爷奶奶抚养大的。

英英释义

noun

a parent of your father or mother

双语例句

Currently the alarm only alerts users if they and their new acquaintance have a common grandparent, and most people already know who their first cousins are.
目前警报只能提醒使用者和他们的新相好是不是共有同一个祖父母或外祖父母，而大部分人知道他们的嫡亲表/堂兄妹是谁。
The three children have been sponging on their grandparent for over ten years.
10多年来这3个孩子一直靠他们的姥爷、姥姥养活。
So find an adult you trust – a parent, grandparent or teacher; a coach or counselor – and ask them to help you stay on track to meet your goals.
找到一个你可以相信的成年人，他可以是你的父母、祖父母、老师、教练或是顾问，向他们请求帮助，以使你能够实现自己的既定目标。
The members of an extended family are related by blood ( grandparent, parents, children, brothers, sisters, etc.) or by marriage ( husbands, wives, mothers-in-law, etc).
大家庭的成员由血缘（祖父母、父母、孩子、兄弟、姐妹等）或婚姻（丈夫、妻子、婆婆等）联系起来。
I would do anything for an ill grandparent.
为了生病的外婆，什么都可以做。
When I see you with all your grandchildren, I know you've given them the finest gift a grandparent can give.
当我看见您和您的外孙在一起的时候，我知道您都已经给了他们最好的礼物，您把心都掏给他们了。
I mean, my cousin and I both share a grandparent.
我的意思是，我和我的表姐是同一个祖母。
Or you might hear about a grandparent that no one wants to talk to because no one likes him.
偶尔你会听说他们不喜欢他们的（外）祖父母，也不想和他们说话。
This supports the controversial neuroscience theory that the brain contains "grandmother cells" that learn to recognise particular categories of people or even individuals, such as a grandparent.
这支持一个有争议的神经学理论，即人脑中存在“祖母神经元细胞”，能够学会识别特定类别的人群甚至个体，例如祖母。
A sister of one's grandparent. Grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins usually don't live near one another.
伯祖母；叔祖母；舅婆；姑婆；姨婆某人祖父母的姐妹祖父母、舅、姨、表兄妹等一般不住在一起。