音标:[ˈempti ˈnestə] ;
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
词型变化:名词复数形式 : empty nesters

empty nester的用法和样例:

例句

  1. An online survey by Chinese web portal Tencent showed that over 85 percent believe rural empty nesters should move to cities and join their adult children.中国门户网站——腾讯进行的一项网上调查显示,超过85%的人认为空巢老人应该搬到城市去与子女一起居住。

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