sandwich generation
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈsæn.wɪdʒ dʒen.əˌreɪ.ʃən]
- 美式音标 [ˈsæn.wɪtʃ dʒen.əˌreɪ.ʃən]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 三明治一代（同时扶养与照顾父母和子女的人）
英汉例句
- Those in the sandwich generation often feel more stress than any other age group.
那些属于“三明治的一代”的人经常要比别的年龄层的人受到更多的压力。 - Members of the sandwich generation are usually at the peak of their professional careers and looking forward to some personal time.
三明治世代的成员通常正值他们事业的颠峰，渴望能有一些属于个人的时间。 - Some people argue that a better national health care plan would help ease the financial burden of the sandwich generation because keeping older people healthy costs a lot more money.
这个人发表意见说：“有的人认为，一个比较好的全国保健计划就能减轻那些上有老，下有小的那代人的经济负担，因为要保持老人身体健康得花好多钱。” - Sandwich generation women struggle to finish raising their own kids while keeping their parents safe.
FORBES: Gender-Discriminatory Insurance Pricing: I'm Outraged! - This verdict sent shivers down the backs of everyone in the sandwich generation.
FORBES: Avoid a $93,000 Bill For Your Dad's Long-Term Care - Gilmour calls Gen X the Sandwich Generation.
FORBES: Why Women Need Sponsors, Not Mentors
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- 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