single parent

英 [ˌsɪŋɡl ˈpeərənt]

美 [ˌsɪŋɡl ˈperənt]

n.  单亲

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牛津词典

noun

• 单亲
  a person who takes care of their child or children without a husband, wife or partner
  1. a single-parent family
     单亲家庭

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 单亲
  Asingle parentis someone who is bringing up a child on their own, because the other parent is not living with them.
  1. I was bringing up my three children as a single parent.
     作为单身母亲，我独自抚养我的3个孩子。
  2. ...single-parent families.
     单亲家庭
  3. ...a single-parent household.
     单亲家庭

双语例句

• She said she would rather be a single parent than make do with an unhappy marriage.
  她说她宁愿当个单身妈妈也不愿凑合着过不幸福的婚姻生活。
• A single parent, one of many such people in the neighborhood.
  单亲，这地区附近有许多这样的人。
• There is now much less stigma attached to being a single parent.
  现在做一个单身父母不再有什么耻辱。
• Trying to make it as a single parent raising your children would be the main concern to me these days.
  我现在最关心的事情就是作为一个单亲家长，努力把自己的孩子抚养长大。
• Social scientists now talk of two new family forms: the single parent family and the remarried family.
  社会学家们现在谈到两种新的家庭模式：单亲家庭和再婚家庭。
• Many are being raised by a single parent or grandparent.
  很多都是由单亲或是祖父母抚养长大。
• When multiple instances of an element exist as children of a single parent element, normal iteration techniques apply.
  如果同一个父元素中存在同一元素的多个实例，通常需要使用迭代技术。
• He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent.
  他发现做个单亲极度困难。
• Steve Carell plays a relationship expert who struggles to succeed as a single parent.
  斯蒂夫卡瑞尔在片中扮演一个单亲爸爸，是一个拼命要成功的人际关系专家。
• Being a single parent qualifies you for extra benefits.
  作为一个单身父米使得你有权获得额外的福利金。