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offspring

英 [ˈɒfsprɪŋ]

美 [ˈɔːfsprɪŋ]

n.  孩子; 子女; 后代; 崽兽; 幼崽; 幼苗

复数:offsprings 

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同义词辨析

offspringdescendantprogenyyoung【导航词义:子孙,后代】

offspringn. 子孙,后代
〔辨析〕
指人或动植物的后代,常为幽默用法。
〔例证〕
Her offspring are diligent and intelligent.
她的孩子们既勤奋又聪明。
This device is the offspring of his inventive mind.
这一装置是他那长于发明的头脑的产儿。
The mother tiger takes care of its four offspring.
母虎照看它的四只幼崽。
The seeds will produce many offspring.
这些种子将会发出许多幼苗。
descendantn. 后代,后裔
〔辨析〕
指有血缘关系的后代,只用于人。
〔例证〕
They are the descendants of Confucius.
他们是孔子的后裔。
He claimed to be the descendant of George Washington.
他自称是乔治·华盛顿的后裔。
progenyn. 后代,后裔;儿女
〔辨析〕
指动植物的后代;指某人的儿女时为幽默用法。
〔例证〕
The mother lion was surrounded by her progeny.
幼狮围着母狮。
His numerous progeny are all asleep.
他的一大堆小辈们都睡着了。
youngn. 年轻人;幼崽
〔辨析〕
指年轻人或动物幼崽的群体,前面通常用定冠词 the 或物主代词。
〔例证〕
I'd like to work with the young.
我愿意和年轻人一起工作。
The lion tried to protect its young.
狮子极力保护其幼崽。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 孩子;子女;后代
      a child of a particular person or couple
      1. the problems parents have with their teenage offspring
        父母与青少年子女之间的问题
      2. to produce/raise offspring
        生育 / 抚养后代
    • 崽兽;幼崽;幼苗
      the young of an animal or plant

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 孩子;子女;后代;(动物的)崽
        You can refer to a person's children or to an animal's young as theiroffspring.
        1. Eleanor was now less anxious about her offspring than she had once been.
          埃莉诺现在不像以往那样为孩子忧心了。

      英英释义

      noun

      • any immature animal
          Synonym:young
        1. something that comes into existence as a result
          1. industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring
          2. this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts
          Synonym:materializationmaterialisation
        2. the immediate descendants of a person
          1. she was the mother of many offspring
          2. he died without issue
          Synonym:progenyissue

        双语例句

        • The seed and the parents are immediate and initial existences in respect of the offspring which they generate.
          胚芽和父母,就其所产生的枝叶和后代来看,可以说是直接的、创始的存在。
        • Parents are responsible for the offspring they produce.
          父母对他们所生的子女负责。
        • The old man didn't have any offspring, it was some friends who helped handle his funeral arrangement.
          老人没儿没女,是一些朋友帮忙将他发送的。
        • Wolves and dogs can interbreed and produce offspring.
          狼和狗能够异种交配而且繁育后代。
        • He is the ( offspring) of a scientist and a dancer.
          他是一个科学家和一个舞蹈家的后代。
        • Of course, not all alcoholics and drug abusers produce deviant offspring.
          当然,并不是所有的酗酒者和吸毒者都会生育出不正常的后代。
        • The comet is going to come back in 2061 and we are all going to be able to see it. Well, our offspring are, anyway
          彗星将在2061年返回,到时我们都看得到。噢,反正我们的子孙看得到。
        • Investigating Maternal Education in Preschool Childcare; offspring of parents of different races or cultures.
          母亲的文化程度与母亲对幼儿的关注程度的调查研究父母来自不同种族和文化的人。
        • How many offspring does a lion usually have?
          一只狮子通常能生多少只小狮子?
        • In some species, grandparents also assist their offspring when their own breeding time is over.
          在一些物种中,祖父母也在自己的繁殖期结束后帮助自己的后代养育子女。