[N-COUNT 可数名词]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 .
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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。
Oxford
off·spring/ˈɒfsprɪŋ; NAmEˈɔːfsprɪŋ;ˈɑːfsprɪŋ/noun(pluraloff·spring)( formalorhumorous) 1a child of a particular person or couple 孩子;子女;后代◆the problems parents have with their teenage offspring父母与青少年子女之间的问题◆to produce/raise offspring生育╱抚养后代2the young of an animal or plant 崽兽;幼崽;幼苗off·spring/ˈɒfsprɪŋ; NAmEˈɔːfsprɪŋ;ˈɑːfsprɪŋ/
1someone’s child or children – often used humorously: a young mother trying to control her offspring2an animal’s baby or babiesSYN young: a lion and its offspring
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