family

名词

UK/ˈfæm.ᵊl.i/
US/ˈfæm.ᵊl.i/

定义 family 名词

social group(社会群体)

  1. A1Countable(可数名词)Uncountable(不可数名词)Singular/Plural verb(单复数动词)

    A group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and their children.

    家庭;家人

    • A new family moved into the house next door.

      一个新家庭搬进了隔壁的房子。

    • I have a large family with three brothers and two sisters.

      我有一个大家庭,有三个兄弟和两个姐妹。

    • He has no family.

      他没有家人。

  2. B1Countable(可数名词)Uncountable(不可数名词)Usually singular(通常单数)Singular/Plural verb(单复数动词)

    The children of a family.

    子女

    • Women should not have to choose between a career and having a family.

      女性不应该必须在事业和拥有家庭之间做出选择。

    • Paul and Ana hope to have a family soon.

      保罗和安娜希望很快能有一个家庭。

    • Our father passed away when we were young, so our mother raised our family alone.

      我们的父亲在我们还年轻时就去世了,所以我们的母亲独自抚养了我们这个家庭。

  3. Countable(可数名词)Singular/Plural verb(单复数动词)

    A pair of adult animals and their babies.

    (动物的)一家;一窝

    • There is a family of squirrels living in our garden.

      有一窝松鼠住在我们的花园里。

biological group(生物群体)

  1. Countable(可数名词)biology(生物学)specialized(专业)

    A large group of related types of animal or plant.

    (动植物的)科

    • The lion belongs to the cat family.

      狮子属于猫科动物。

    • Plant crops from the same family in close proximity.

      将同一科的植物作物种植在附近。

成语

  • be in the family way

    A euphemistic way of saying that someone is pregnant.

    怀孕

    She's been looking radiant lately; I think she might be in the family way.

    她最近看起来容光焕发;我想她可能怀孕了。