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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She has only a single parent.
  她只有一个单身父（母）亲。
• Oscar: How are you adjusting to being a single parent?
  你是怎么适应单身母亲的生活的？