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

• Oscar: How are you adjusting to being a single parent?
  你是怎么适应单身母亲的生活的？
• A high divorce rate and an increasing single parent household arised in the numbers of unmarriaged parents, all these suggest that American family were no longer they used to be.
  高离婚率、单亲家庭增加了未婚父母的数量，这些表明美国家庭已经不是过去的样子了。
• 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。
• 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。
• He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent.
  他发现做个单亲极度困难。
• Due to the increasing divorce rate, there are more and more single parent households.
  离婚率上升，了越来越多的单亲家庭。
• There are a lot of intricate stories in the reunited single parent family.
  重新结合的两个单亲家庭产生了好些的纠结故事。
• She spoke generally about the challenges of being a single parent.
  她大致讲了一下单亲父母所面临的挑战。
• People scorn me as a single parent.
  人们因为我一个人带着孩子就看不起我。
• It's so hard being a single parent and a career woman.
  当一个单亲家长和职业妇女真不容易。