| 词汇 | sandwich-generation |
| 释义 | sandwich generation noun[ S ] uk /ˈsæn.wɪdʒ dʒen.əˌreɪ.ʃən/ us /ˈsæn.wɪtʃ dʒen.əˌreɪ.ʃən/ a way of referring to the group of people who have old parents as well as young children, so they have to take care both of their parents and of their children: （同时需要照顾父母和孩子的）夹心世代 She has written a play about Alzheimer's that is aimed at the sandwich generation.她写了一出以夹心世代为对象的有关阿尔茨海默症的戏。 Family: ancestors & descendants ancestor ancestral ancestry be in the/someone's bloodidiom blood is thicker than wateridiom descent distaff family tree forbear forebear genealogist genealogy generation generationally heraldic heraldically pedigree progenitor run in the familyidiom successor You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Groups of people Examples of sandwich generationsandwich generation Chapters 4 to 6 describe how the sandwichgeneration set about coping with their multiple commitments. The ' sandwichgeneration ' of midlife women has many cares both children and ailing parents besides other responsibilities. The opening chapter sets the scene by defining the term sandwichgeneration and providing an overview of macro-social trends. The ' sandwichgeneration ': adult children of the aging. The sandwichgeneration is the generation of people who care for their aging parents while supporting their own children. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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