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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Make that a large family with a single parent, and they double.
  如果是个单亲大家庭，好坏都会变成双倍。
• He finds it extremely difficult being a single parent.
  他发现做个单亲极度困难。
• 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。
• She has only a single parent.
  她只有一个单身父（母）亲。