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family单词基本解析:

n.家(庭); 子女; 祖先; (动植物的)科adj.家族的; 全家共用的
n.家庭, 亲属, 家族, 子女, (动植物)科, 语族, [化]族adj.家庭的, 家族的, 适合于全家的
n.家庭;家族;孩子;祖先

family变化用词:

复数:families;
名词复数: families |
复数:families

family英英释义:

Noun

1. a social unit living together;

"he moved his family to Virginia"

"It was a good Christian household"

"I waited until the whole house was asleep"

"the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

2. primary social group; parents and children;

"he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

3. people descended from a common ancestor;

"his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

4. a collection of things sharing a common attribute;

"there are two classes of detergents"

5. an association of people who share common beliefs or activities;

"the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"

"the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"

6. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera;

"sharks belong to the fish family"

7. a person having kinship with another or others;

"he's kin"

"he's family"

8. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

名词 family:

a social unit living together

同义词:household, house, home, menage

primary social group; parents and children

同义词:family unit

people descended from a common ancestor

同义词:family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

同义词:class, category

an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

同义词:fellowship

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

a person having kinship with another or others

同义词:kin, kinsperson

a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

同义词:syndicate, crime syndicate, mob

familyn.a social unit living together

"he moved his family to Virginia"

同义词:householdhousehomemenage

primary social group; parents and children

"he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

同义词:family unit

people descended from a common ancestor

"his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

同义词:family linefolkkinfolkkinsfolkseptphratry

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

同义词:classcategory

an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

"the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"

同义词:fellowship

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

"sharks belong to the fish family"

a person having kinship with another or others

"he's family"

同义词:kinkinsperson

a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

同义词:syndicatecrime syndicatemob

family中文词源:

family 家庭 来自拉丁语famulus, 仆人,家仆。原义为带仆人的大家庭或家族。进一步来自PIE*dhe, 做,建立,词源同do, fact.后词义通用化,也用于指三口之家的小家等。

family用法和例句:

the Royal Family (= the children and close relations of the king or queen)

王室


I always think of you as one of the family .

我一直把你当成自家人。


Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years.

有些家族在这个地区务农有几百年了。


This painting has been in our family for generations.

这幅画是我们家的传家宝。


They have a large family.

他们的子女成群。


I addressed it to Mr and Mrs Jones and family.

我以此致琼斯伉俪及子女。


Do they plan to start a family (= have children) ?

他们打算生孩子吗?


to bring up/raise a family

抚育 / 抚养孩子


Lions belong to the cat family.

狮属于猫科。


We've only told the immediate family (= the closest relations) .

我们只告诉了直系亲属。


the other members of my family

我家的其他成员


Almost every family in the country owns a television.

这个国家几乎家家都有一台电视机。


All my family enjoy skiing.

我们全家都喜欢滑雪。


one-parent /single-parent families

单亲家庭


a family of four

四口之家


families with young children

有小孩的家庭


(informal)She's family (= she is a relation) .

她是我们家的人。


All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party.

我们所有的亲属都来参加了祖父八十寿宴。


The support of family and friends is vital.

亲友的支持极为重要。


They decided to start a family.

他们决定要孩子。

...couples with large families.

儿女成群的夫妇

Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.

她的祖先在世纪之交时来到洛杉矶。

...homes where their families had lived for generations.

祖祖辈辈生活过的家

He returned to the family home...

他回到自己家里。

I was working in the family business.

我在自家的企业工作。

It had been designed as a family house...

这房子的设计适合一家老小共同居住。

A wedding is a family event.

婚礼是全家人的庆典。

...foods in the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts.

抱子甘蓝之类的十字花科食物

His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides...

他无论作出什么决定,家人都全力支持。

There's room in there for a family of five...

那儿能住下五口之家。

family


A person's happiness correlate closely to the family relation.

一个人的幸福与家庭关系密切相关。


Members of his family have sat for the town for over a century.

一个多世纪以来,他的家庭成员一直是一市镇的议员。


A good man always puts his family's wellbeing first.

一个好男人总是把家庭的幸福放在首位。


He took a trip to Swiss with his family last month.

上个月他和家人去瑞士旅行了。


Cross and angry words in family grate upon the ear.

不高兴与生气的话在一个家庭里令人不愉快。


For this he decided to break with his feudalistic family.

为此他决定和他的封建主义家庭决裂。


What has brought discord into the family?

什么事使得这个家庭不和?


I met Nancy today and she gave me a long song and dance about her family.

今天我遇见了南希,她和我说了一大套有关她家的废话。


He just walk out on his wife and family without saying a word.

他一句话也没说就遗弃了妻子和儿女。


His family has always followed the hounds.

他一家经常骑马带着猎犬去打猎。


He's inconsiderate to his family.

他不体谅他的家人。


He had to work hard to support his family.

他不得不努力工作来养家。


He had the advantage over other boys of being born into a rich family.

他与其他男孩相比的有利条件是出生在一个有钱的家庭。


He's broken away from his family.

他与家庭断绝了关系。


He had to work hard for the maintenance of his family.

他为了养家不得不去拼命工作。


Their family often picnics in the woods.

他们一家常在树林里野餐。


The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.

他们全家决定离开故土,移居澳大利亚。


They worked hard to provide for their large family.

他们努力工作以供养一大家子人。


His family emigrated from Italy to America.

他们家从意大利移居到美国。


They want to start a family but can't afford it at the moment.

他们想生个孩子,但暂时还养不起。


His family are living in an Indian reservation.

他全家都住在一个印第安居留地里。


He was born in a wealthy family.

他出生在一个富裕的家庭。


He came from a petty-bourgeois family.

他出身于一个小资产阶级家庭。


He comes spring in the poor family.

他出身于贫苦的家庭。


He can barely feed and clothe his family.

他勉强能给予全家人温饱。


He was the admiration of his whole family.

他受到全家人的敬重。


He had to support his family with his meager income.

他只能靠微薄的收入来养家。


He's an embarrassment to his family.

他叫家里人难堪。


He is a penny pinch because he grew up in a poor family.

他在穷人家长大,所以非常节省。


He is too poor to maintain his family.

他太穷了,无法养活家人。


He was too poor to buy shoes for his family.

他太穷,无钱给家人买鞋穿。


He gave to his friends what he denied to his family.

他宁可赠予朋友也不给家里人。


His family's photos were pinned up over his bed.

他家的照片钉在他的床上方。


He got so wound up in the play that his family hardly saw him.

他对演这出戏都着迷了,他家里的人几乎都见不着他。


He longs above all (else) to see his family again.

他尤其渴望再见到家 的人。


Despite his poverty, he refuse to part with the family jewel.

他尽管贫穷,却不肯变卖家中的珠宝。


Next summer he hopes to bring his family over from the States.

他希望明年夏天把他一家人从美国接来。


He gets up with a sweet dream, hoping to have a family reunion at Christmas.

他带着一个甜蜜的梦从床上起来,希望圣诞节合家团聚。


He have to work hard to feed and clothe his family.

他必须努力工作以供给全家吃穿。


He had to work hard to feed and clothe the large family.

他必须努力工作才能使全家有饭吃,有衣穿。


He must work very hard in order to support his large family.

他必须拼命工作以养活他的大家庭。


He traces his family back to about the fifteenth century.

他把他的家世追溯到十五世纪前後。


His runaway with the money stolen from the bank gave his family a rough time.

他携带从银行偷来的钱外逃,使他的家人吃尽了苦头。


He's the giant of (ie the tallest person) the family.

他是家中个子最高的。


His recent death overshadowed the family gathering.

他最近去世给家庭聚会蒙上了阴影。


He is trying to reduce the family's expenses.

他正尽力减少家庭开支。


His family is out of the top drawer of Washington society.

他的家庭属于华盛顿的上流社会。


News of his death was cabled to his family.

他的死讯已电告其家属。


His behaviors have brought dishonor onto his family.

他的行为给他的家庭带来了耻辱。


He showed me a photo of a family group.

他给我看一张合家欢的照片。


He is encumbered with a large family.

他被一个大家庭所拖累。


He conceive it his duty to help his deceased friend's family.

他认为帮助亡友的家属是他的责任。


He says that he is saving up to bay a house for, his family.

他说他正在储蓄,准备买座房子给家人住。


He's too young to shackle himself with the responsibilities of a family.

他还太年轻,不能用家庭责任来束缚自己。


He needs a high income to support such a large family.

他需要有高收入才能供养得起这样一个大家庭。


You must try to pull yourself together your family depend on you.

你应该振作起来--你的家庭都指著你呢。


Your family should always come before your job.

你的家庭应该比你的工作重要。


You have brought shame and disgrace on yourself and your family.

你给你本人和家庭带来了耻辱。


Can you remember a family in northeastern man?

你能想起一个家在东北的人吗?


You have put your family through much suffering.

你让你全家受了不少苦。


It's difficult raising a family on a small income.

依靠微薄的收入是很难养家的。


Stealing reflects dishonour on your family.

偷窃行为会使家人蒙羞。


New Year's Day is a day for family reunion.

元旦是一个亲属团聚的日子。


The family go on vacation in florida.

全家去佛罗里达度假。


The family had their lunch in the glade.

全家在林中的空地上吃了午饭。


The family must come together for the parent silver wedding.

全家必须团聚,以庆祝父母的银婚。


Almost everyone enjoy the society of friend and family member.

几乎每一个人都喜欢朋友、家人之间的友谊。


He have to go home because of family obligation.

出于对家庭的责任,他不得不回家。


The Smith family lived high off the hog after they struck oil.

史蜜斯一家突然变成巨富后,生活过得很优裕。


Jim is descended from a noble family.

吉姆出身于一个贵族家庭。


Mr Harris wasn't really rich, but his family always ate high on the hog.

哈里斯先生并不是真有钱,可是他一家总是过得很阔气。


Oh, I am staying with a family down near the station.

哦,我借住在那边车站附近的一户人家里。


The Christmas tree caught fire, and the family was burned out.

圣诞树着了火,全家都被迫逃了出来。


In the hospital we noticed the family planning clinic.

在医院里我们看到了计划生育指导室。


After year's end distribution every family of the commune has money to bank up.

在年终分配之后,这个公社家家户户都有钱存入银行。


On our camping holiday, all the family took turns at cooking.

在我们野营假日里,全家轮流做饭。


Stop talking to me like a Dutch uncle about my duty to my family.

在有关我的家庭责任感这个问题上,用不着你来教训我。


It's Bill's wife who really rules the roost in that family.

在比尔家里,真正当家的是她的老婆。


The local authorities protect the family from inquisitive tourists.

地方当局保证这个家庭不受爱好寻根究底的旅游者的纠缠。


The arms of a city or noble family is its coat of arms.

城市或显赫家族的标志是盾形纹徽。

用作名词(n.)

There are five people in my family.
我家里有五口人。

He was born in a wealthy family.
他出生在一个富裕的家庭。

He had to work hard to support his family.
他不得不努力工作来养家。

All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party.
我们所有的亲属都来参加了祖父八十寿宴。

Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years.
有些家族在该地区务农已达数百年。

She has a large family on her hands.
她有许多子女需要照顾。

Give my regards to Mr and Mrs Jones and family.
代我向琼斯夫妇及其子女问好.

The tiger is a representative of the cat family.
老虎是猫科动物的典型。

These languages belong to the Latin family.
这些语言都是属于拉丁语族的。

English is a branch of the Germanic family of languages.
英语是日耳曼语系的一个分支。

用作形容词(adj.)

Quarrels are a normal part of family life.
争吵是家庭生活正常的一部分。

She works in the family business.
她在家族的企业工作。

They rented a three-bedroom family home with a pool.
他们租住了一个带有三间卧室和一个游泳池,适合全家人居住的房子。