offspring

• 名词，指人或动物的直系后代；也可指某种过程或来源所产生的结果或产物。

A noun referring to the immediate descendants of a person or animal, or something that results from a particular process or origin.

1. Immediate descendantsB1formal

   The children or young of a particular person, animal, or plant.

   后代

   • She is the proud mother of three offspring.
   • The lioness protects her offspring fiercely.
   • The offspring of the famous scientist continued his research.

   同义词issueprogenyyoung

   反义词ancestorparentprogenitor

2. Result or productB2formal

   Something that is produced or created as a result of something else.

   结果或产物

   • This new technology is the offspring of years of research.
   • The novel is the offspring of her vivid imagination.
   • The project was the offspring of a collaboration between two companies.

   同义词byproductconsequencederivativefruitoutcomeoutgrowthproductresultspin-off

3. B1formal

   A young or immature animal, especially one that is still dependent on its parents.

   幼崽

   • The bird fed its offspring in the nest.
   • The offspring of the deer stayed close to their mother.
   • The zoo cares for the offspring of endangered species.

   同义词babyyoung