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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

        • Capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring.
          有产生卵子和生育后代能力的。
        • 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。
        • How many offspring does a lion usually have?
          一只狮子通常能生多少只小狮子?
        • 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。
        • In comparison with the mammal, the ordinary reptile is altogether reckless of its offspring.
          和哺乳动物比起来,一般的爬行动物对它们的后代简直是太漠不关心了。
        • 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。
        • 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!
        • This is my central message to all my offspring.
          这是我要给予我的所有子女之中心讯息。
        • Their offspring all became artist.
          他们的后代都成了艺术家。
        • 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。