▲继父、继母、继父母

◎stepmother

She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother. 她担心她继承的遗产会被继母夺走。

They learned to accept their stepmother in time. 过了一段时间之后他们便学会了接受他们的继母。

Would their discussion result in his agreement to visit his stepmother? 他们商量后，他会不会同意去看望继母？

◎stepfather

His stepfather ran a prosperous paint business. 他的继父经营着一家生意红火的涂料公司。

Her childhood had been poisoned by an abusive step-father. 她的童年被粗暴的继父毁掉了。

“He’s not my father, he’s my stepfather,” he pointed out angrily. “他不是我父亲, 他是我继父。”他愤怒地说。

◎step-parent

Step-parents need to win a child’s approval. 继父母必须赢得孩子的认可。

I didn’t know beans about being a step-parent. 我丝毫不知怎么当继父母。

▲生父、生母、亲生父母

◎用biological修饰father, mother, parents

She decided to search for her biological mother after her adoptive parents died. 在养父母去世后，她决定去寻找自己的生母。

At this point, it is worth mentioning that many people who were adopted as babies have no desire to meet their biological parents. 在这一点上，应该提一下的是那些从小被领养的人许多都不愿意与亲生父母相认。

◎用natural修饰father, mother, parents

He left no stone unturned in his search for his natural father. 他不遗余力地寻找自己的亲生父亲。

His natural mother was unable to care for him so he was raised by an aunt. 他的生母不能照顾他，所以他是姑姑抚养大的。

He’s always wanted to find his natural parents but recently it’s become an obsession. 他一直想找到自己的新生父母，但最近这成了他的一块心病。

◎用real修饰father, mother, parents

She wanted to search out her real father. 她想找亲生父亲。

I used to fantasize that my real parents were famous movie stars. 我过去常幻想我的亲生父母是著名影星。

To this day I have not been able to find out anything about who my real parents were. 直到今天我也不知道谁是我的亲生父母。