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

• He lives on a single parent's allowance of £ 70 a week
  他靠每周70英镑的单亲家庭生活补助过日子。
• It is said that in some single parent families children live a miserable life.
  据说有些单亲家庭的孩子生活很悲惨。
• She has only a single parent.
  她只有一个单身父（母）亲。
• As they expected, they found that low income, having little education, and being a single parent led to increases in parental stress.
  正如他们所预料的，他们发现低收入、低教育水平、单亲家庭都导致了父母压力的增加。
• After a divorce, she found herself a single parent with three sons, needing a good job.
  离婚后，发现自己成了有三个儿子的单身母亲，急需一份好的工作。
• Oscar: How are you adjusting to being a single parent?
  你是怎么适应单身母亲的生活的？
• She's a single parent. she's always been a hard worker.
  她是单身母亲，她一直很努力工作。
• 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。
• In single parent families, parents spend less time with children.
  在单亲家庭里，父母和孩子相处的变得越来越少。
• 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。