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单词 empty-nest
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empty nest

noun
/ˌempti ˈnest/
/ˌempti ˈnest/
  1. the situation or the home of parents whose children have grown up and left空巢(子女长大离家后父母独守家中)
    • They got a cat to try and fill the empty nest.他们养了一只猫来填补空巢。
    • As parents face empty nests, they may decide to move to a smaller property.当父母面临空巢的情况时,他们可能会决定搬到较小的房产。
    • Claire is suffering from empty nest syndrome (= sadness because her children have left home).克莱尔患有空巢综合症(=因为孩子们离家而感到悲伤)。
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