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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

        • This is basic to our survival and that of our offspring.
          这是我们自身和后代生存的基本要素。
        • They reproduce you because they need an offspring who will feed them when they become old and disabled.
          他们生殖你因为他们需要在他们变老和无能的时候可以有人喂他们。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • One day you will know, that it will protect you and your offspring, forever!
          总有一天你会知道它会保护你和你的后代,永远!
        • Heredity: Transmission of physical and mental traits from parents to offspring through genes.
          遗传:双亲借着基因把身体和精神特征传递给后代。
        • The offspring contain a mixture of the genetic blueprint of each parent
          子女身上遗传了父母双方的基因型板。
        • But inbreeding parents can pool the mutations in offspring, oerwhelming the backup systems.
          此外,近亲繁殖的父母将此突变集中于后代,掩盖了原本的基因系统。
        • Having or assuming the relationship of child or offspring to parent.
          具有或承担起子女或后代对父母的关系的。
        • I am the offspring of Truth and love, and the parent of Benevolence, Hope and Joy.
          我是真实和爱情的后代,仁慈,希望和欢乐的父母。