family ['fæməlɪ] n 家庭,亲属
eg. The little girl is destined for a career on the stage, for she comes
from a theatrical family.
小女孩生于戏剧之家,这注定了她的舞台生涯。
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family man 有妻室儿女的人;
family planning 计划生育;
family tree 家谱;
nuclear family 核心家庭,小家庭(只包括父母和子女);
familial [fə'mɪlɪəl] adj 家庭的,家族的
relation [rɪ'leɪʃn] n 亲戚,亲属
eg. After the venerable scholar died, all of his friends and relations
attended his funeral.
那位德高望重的学者死后,他所有的朋友与亲戚都参加了葬礼。
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related [rɪ'leɪtɪd] adj 有亲属关系的;
relationship [rɪ'leɪʃnʃɪp] n 关系,亲属关系;
blood relation 血亲,骨肉
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relative ['relətɪv] n 亲戚,亲属;
folks ['fəʊks] n 亲属,(尤指)爹妈
kin [kɪn] n (统称)家属,亲属
eg. It puzzled the kin that the rich man donated his property to charities
in his will.
那位富人在遗嘱中把自己的财产捐给慈善机构,这让他的亲属很是不解。
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next of kin 直系亲属,近亲;
kith and kin 亲戚朋友;
kinship['kɪnʃɪp] n 亲属关系
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kinsman ['kɪnzmən] n 亲属,亲戚;
kindred ['kɪndrəd] n 亲属,亲属关系
parent ['peərənt] n 父亲(或母亲)
eg. The teacher told the naughty boy to ask his parents to come to
school on Monday.
老师让那个淘气的小男孩星期一请家长到学校。
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parentage ['peərəntɪdʒ] n 出身,家世;
parental [pə'rentl] adj 父母的,双亲的;
parenthood ['peərənthʊd] n 做父母的身份;
parenting ['peərəntɪŋ] n 养育,抚养
parents-in-law ['peərəntsɪnlɔ:] n 公婆,岳父母
eg. I dread the interview with my future parents-in-law.
我害怕与未来的岳父母见面。
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son-in-law ['sʌnɪnˌlɔ:] n 女婿;
daughter-in-law ['dɔ:təɪnˌlɔ:] n 儿媳;
father-in-law ['fɑ:ðəɪnˌlɔ:] n 岳父(公公);
mother-in-law ['mʌðəɪnˌlɔ:] n 岳母(婆婆)
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in-laws ['ɪnˌlɔ:z] n 姻亲,(尤指)公婆,岳父母
spouse [spaʊs] n 配偶
eg. When you are interviewed by the eccentric manager, he will ask your spouse's name.
当那个古怪的经理面试你时,他会问你配偶的名字。
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spousal ['spaʊsl] adj 配偶的;
couple ['kʌpl] n 夫妻,情侣;
husband ['hʌzbənd] n 丈夫;
wife [waɪf] n 妻子
adopt [ə'dɒpt] v 领养,收养
eg. I have a boy, but I still want to adopt a girl.
我有一个儿子,可是还想领养一个女儿。
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adopted [ə'dɒptɪd] adj 收养的,领养的;
adoption [ə'dɒpʃn] n 收养,领养;
adoptive [ə'dɒptɪv] adj 收养的,有收养关系的
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foster ['fɒstə(r)] v 代养
father ['fɑ:ðə] n 父亲,爸爸
eg. Because of exceeding the speed limit, my father was taken to
the police box.
因为超速驾驶,爸爸被带到警察亭。
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fatherless ['fɑ:ðələs] adj 没有父亲的;
fatherly ['fɑ:ðəli:] adj 父亲的,慈父般的;
fatherhood ['fɑ:ðəhʊd] n 父亲的身份;
Father Christmas 圣诞老人
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dad [dæd] n (称呼)爸爸;
daddy ['dædɪ] n (儿语)爸爸
paterfamilias [ˌpeɪtəfə'mɪlɪæs] n (男性)家长
eg. As the paterfamilias, you have to work hard to support your family.
作为一家之主,你必须努力工作养家。
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paternal [pə'tɜ:nl] adj 父亲的,慈父般的;
paternally [pə'tɜ:nlɪ] adv 慈父般地;
paternity [pə'tɜ:nətɪ] n 父亲的身份;
paternity leave 父亲照顾新生儿的休假
mother ['mʌðə(r)] n 母亲,妈妈
eg. The mother was disturbed to find that the toy's price was exorbitant for the size of her purse.
那位母亲看到玩具的价钱自己买不起,心里不安起来。
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mothering ['mʌðərɪŋ] n 呵护,照料;
motherhood ['mʌðəhʊd] n 母亲身份,母性;
motherless ['mʌðələs] adj 无母亲的;
motherly ['mʌðəli:] adj 慈母般的;
maternal [mə'tɜ:nl] adj 母亲的,母亲般慈爱的
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mom [mɒm] n 妈妈;mum [mʌm] n 妈妈;
mummy ['mʌmɪ] n (儿语)妈咪
offspring ['ɒfsprɪŋ] n 孩子,子女
eg. The girl is very clever as the offspring of a musician and a mathematician.
做为一位音乐家和一位数学家的孩子,那个女孩特别聪明。
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son [sʌn] n 儿子;daughter ['dɔ:tə(r)] n 女儿;
firstborn ['fɜ:stbɔ:n] n 头胎,长子,长女;
illegitimate [ˌɪlə'dʒɪtəmət] adj 私生的,非婚生的;
love child 私生子
step-parent ['stepˌpeərənt] n 继父,继母
eg. It's not easy for the step-parents to get along well with their step-children.
对于继父母来说,跟自己的继子继女处好关系不是件容易的事。
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stepfather ['stepfɑ:ðə(r)] n 继父;
stepmother ['stepmʌðə(r)] n 继母;
stepchild ['steptʃaɪld] n 继子,继女;
stepson ['stepsʌn] n 继子;
stepdaughter ['stepdɔ:tə(r)] n 继女;
stepbrother ['stepbrʌðə(r)] n 继兄,继弟;
stepsister ['stepsɪstə(r)] n 继姐,继妹
brother ['brʌðə(r)] n 兄弟
eg. I beg my elder brother to amend the spelling errors in my theme.
我乞求哥哥给我修改作文里的拼写错误。
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brotherly ['brʌðəlɪ] adj 兄弟般的,亲切友好的;
sister ['sɪstə(r)] n 姐妹;
sisterly ['sɪstəlɪ] adj 姐妹般的;
twin [twɪn] n 双胞胎之一;twins [twɪnz] n 双胞胎;
half-brother ['hɑ:fˌbrʌðə] n 同父异母(或同母异父)的兄弟
cousin ['kʌzn] n 表(堂)兄弟姐妹
eg. The boy is my wife's cousin, so we are distantly related.
这个男孩是我妻子的堂兄弟,所以我们是远亲。
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second cousin 父母表(堂)兄弟姐妹的孩子;
remote cousin 远房表亲;
nephew ['nefju:] n 侄儿,外甥;
niece [ni:s] n 侄女,外甥女
grandparent ['grænpeərənt] n 祖父(母),外祖父(母)
eg. My grandparents have lived in the country for about 70 years.
爷爷奶奶在农村生活了近70年。
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grandfather ['ɡrænfɑ:ðə(r)] n 祖父; grandpa ['grændpɑ:] n 爷爷,外公;
grandmother ['grænmʌðə(r)] n 祖母;
grandma ['grændmɑ:] n 奶奶,外婆;
gran [græn] n 奶奶,姥姥;granny ['ɡrænɪ] n 奶奶,外婆
uncle ['ʌŋkl] n 叔父,伯父,舅父,姑父
eg. I remembered that my uncle majored in international commerce in college.
我记得叔叔大学时的专业是国际贸易。
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Uncle Sam 山姆大叔(指美国或美国政府);
aunt [ɑ:nt] n 婶母,伯母,舅母,姑母;
auntie ['ænti:] n 阿姨,姑母,舅母等
ancestor ['ænsestə(r)] n 祖宗,祖先
eg. He is amused to learn that his ancestors came here as refugees.
得知他的祖先是因为避难才来这里,他觉得很好笑。
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ancestry ['ænsestrɪ] n (统称)祖宗,祖先;
forebear ['fɔ:ˌbeə] n 祖宗,祖先;
forefather ['fɔ:fɑ:ðə(r)] n 祖宗,祖先(尤指男性);
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posterity [pɒ'sterətɪ] n 后裔,子孙;
descendant [dɪ'sendənt] n 后裔,子孙
grandchild ['græntʃaɪld] n (外)孙子,(外)孙女
eg. Mr. James was glad to hear that his fifth grandchild had been born.
听说自己的第5个孙子出生了,詹姆斯先生非常高兴。
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grandson ['ɡrænsʌn] n 孙子,外孙;
grand-daughter [grænd'dɔ:tə] n
孙女,外孙女;
generation [ˌdʒenə'reɪʃn] n 一代,一辈;
generation gap 代沟,两代人之间的隔阂
mate [meɪt] n 朋友,同伴
eg. Lily was frightened to find she was separated from her mates.
发现自己与同伴走散了,莉莉很害怕。
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schoolmate ['sku:lmeɪt] n 同学;
classmate ['klɑ:smeɪt] n 同班同学;
roommate ['rʊmmeɪt] n 室友;
playmate ['pleɪmeɪt] n 玩耍的伙伴;
soul mate 知心朋友,知己
friend [frend] n 朋友,友人
eg. The man in a black coat said that he is a friend of my father.
穿黑色大衣的人说他是我父亲的朋友。
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fair-weather friend 酒肉朋友;
befriend [bɪ'frend] v 待人如友,及时帮助;
friendly ['frendlɪ] adj 友爱的,友好的;
friendship ['frendʃɪp] n 友谊
pal [pæl] n 朋友,伙伴
eg. Being selfish and irritable, he has no pals now.
他既自私又暴躁,现在一个朋友也没有了。
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partner ['pɑ:tnə(r)] n 合伙人;
partnership ['pɑ:tnəʃɪp] n 伙伴关系
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buddy ['bʌdɪ] n 朋友,同伴;
confidant [ˌkɒnfɪ'dænt] n 知己,密友;
cobber ['kɒbə(r)] n 朋友
companion [kəm'pænɪən] n 伴侣,陪伴
eg. This time I will be your travelling companion on the train.
这次我会是你火车上的旅伴。
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companionable [kəm'pænɪənəbl] adj 朋友般的,友好的;
companionship [kəm'pænɪənʃɪp] n 友情,友谊;
company ['kʌmpənɪ] n 陪伴,作伴
fellow ['feləʊ] n 同辈
eg. He is my school fellow in my middle school.
他是我中学时的同学。
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fellow feeling 同病相怜,同感;
fella ['felə(r)] n 哥们儿;
fellowship ['feləʊʃɪp] n 伙伴关系,友谊