parenthood

英 [ˈpeərənthʊd]

美 [ˈperənthʊd]

n.  做父母的身份

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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

• Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire met while auditioning for the TV series Parenthood.
  莱昂纳多迪卡普里奥和托比马奎尔是在为电视剧《为人父母》试镜的时候认识的。
• We are tackling longer term issues too, especially marriage and parenthood, as well as population.
  我们也正在着手处理一些长期课题，尤其是国人结婚生子和国家人口的课题。
• Often, however, demands of career and parenthood conflict, generating duress and stress.
  不过，事业的需要常常与做父母的身份发生冲突而产生某种强迫与压力。
• She does not feel comfortable speaking about the commercialisation of childhood and parenthood because she is not a parent.
  对于把儿童和父母的角色商业化的问题，她谈起来十分为难，因为她没做过母亲。
• 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。
• Everyone has doubts about their readiness for parenthood.
  自己是否作好了为人父母的准备，人人都会感到疑虑。
• 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。
• 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。