Empty nest
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空巢, 空家
a stage in a family's life when the children have grown up and left home, leaving the parents living alone
例子
After their youngest child moved out for college, the couple experienced the quiet of an empty nest for the first time in decades.
在他们最小的孩子离家上大学后，这对夫妇几十年来第一次体验到了空巢的宁静。
The empty nest brought a sense of freedom and newfound independence to the parents, who now had more time to pursue their own interests.
空巢给父母带来了自由感和新的独立性，他们现在有更多的时间追求自己的兴趣。
