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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牛津词典

noun

  1. 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
  2. 崽兽;幼崽;幼苗
    the young of an animal or plant

    柯林斯词典

    1. 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 their offspring .
      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。

    双语例句

    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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。
    4. 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。
    5. Jack is her only offspring.
      杰克是她唯一的后代。
    6. 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。
    7. How many offspring does a lion usually have?
      一只狮子通常能生多少只小狮子?
    8. 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。
    9. You also have nine offspring, all grown.
      你有9个下一代,都成人了。
    10. It implies huge parental investment in the offspring since, if you lose it, you lose everything.
      这意味着父母对后代的巨大投入,因为如果失去后代,你就失去了一切。
    11. 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。
    12. 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。
    13. 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。
    14. 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。
    15. Capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring.
      有产生卵子和生育后代能力的。
    16. 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。
    17. 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。
    18. 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。
    19. 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。
    20. Their offspring all became artist.
      他们的后代都成了艺术家。
    21. Parents are responsible for the offspring they produce.
      父母对他们所生的子女负责。
    22. Two fetuses found in Tutankhamun's tomb, which was full of treasure, were identified as his offspring.
      科学家在图坦卡蒙遍布财宝的墓葬中还发现了两个婴儿的木乃伊,经认定是他的子女。
    23. 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。
    24. Wolves and dogs can interbreed and produce offspring.
      狼和狗能够异种交配而且繁育后代。
    25. The problems parents have with their teenage offspring.
      父母与青少年子女之间的问题。
    26. Of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful.
      关于婚姻和后代;公认为合法的。
    27. 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!
    28. Cross offspring selection, breeding goal and selecting parents for crossing were discussed by the characters inheritance mechanism.
      依据性状的遗传特点讨论了后代选择、种目标和亲本选配等问题。
    29. 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。
    30. 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。

    同义词辨析

      offspring descendant progeny young【导航词义:子孙,后代】

      offspring n. 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。

      descendant n. 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。

      progeny n. 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。

      young n. 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。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. 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