| 单词 | family |
| 释义 | familyfamiliesfamilyfamily /ˈfæməli/ noun (plural families)1 [uncountable and countable] a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children: We knew the Robertson family quite well.know我们和罗伯逊一家很熟。family ofa car big enough for a family of seven足够坐进七口之家的一辆车Do you have any family in the States?state你有家人在美国吗？in sb’s/the familyI’m the only woman in our family.我们家就我一个女的。2[uncountable and countable] children: couples with young familiescouplefamily 子女年幼的夫妇They want to start a family (=have a child). 他们想要个孩子。bring up/raise a familyRaising a family is hard work.raisebe抚养孩子很辛苦。3[countable] a group of related things, especially animals, plants, or languagesthe cat/dog etc familyThe tiger is a member of the cat family.be老虎是猫科动物。the Celtic family of languageslanguage凯尔特语族COLLOCATIONS: familyadjectivesa large/big/small familyShe came from a large family.comea close family (=who spend a lot of time together and care about each other)His family are not very close.bethe whole family/all the familyThe whole family is invited.beinviteAll the family were there.bea one-parent/single-parent familyThere are more and more one-parent families.befamilysb’s immediate family formal (=closest relations)He told only his immediate family.tellsb’s extended family formal (=including not only parents and children, but also grandparents, aunts etc)I have a large extended family to help me.extendthe nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children – used especially when talking about this in general)People are always warning about the end of the nuclear family.bewarnnoun + familya member of sb’s familyWill other members of your family need to use the computer?memberfamily + nounfamily life (=family relationships and activities)They have a happy family life.the family home (=where someone’s parents or family live)He felt it was time to leave the family home.feelbea family business (=one run by members of a family)The restaurant is a family business.bea family holiday British English, a family vacation American EnglishWe haven’t had a family holiday for years.haveyear |
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