empty nester
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈemp.ti ˌnes.tər]
- 美式音标 [ˈemp.ti ˌnes.tɚ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 空巢老人(因子女长大后离家感到寂寞而改变住宅要求的父母);空巢者
英汉例句
- I had not felt his remorse over Mom's death, understood his intense loneliness as an "empty nester, " or realized most of his pals had long since left the world.
我没想到妈妈的逝世会让他悲痛至此,体会不到父亲独守“空巢”有多么孤独,也没有意识到他众多好友的早早辞世更平添了他的寂寞。 - I had not felt his remorse over Mom's death, understood his intense loneliness as an "empty nester, " or realized most of his pals had long since light-beamed off the planet.
我并没有体会到母亲去世时他的扼腕之情,也没有理解他作为”空巢老人“强烈的孤独感,更没有意识到他许多朋友已经驾鹤西去。 - When an empty-nester couple made the decision to downsize, they knew they wanted it to be to a low-maintenance, age-in-place home, as well as an architectural showpiece.
一对空巢夫妇决定缩减房屋的大小,他们知道想要这个房屋成为低成本维护的养老住宅,同时成为建筑风格的陈列品。
双语例句
英英字典
- someone whose children have grown up and no longer live at home
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专业释义
- 空巢老人