1 ADJ-GRADED 熟悉的;熟知的 If someone or something is familiar to you, you recognize them or know them well. 熟悉的;熟知的
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He talked of other cultures as if they were more familiar to him than his own. [+ to]
他谈起其他文化时似乎比对他自己的文化还要熟悉。
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They are already familiar faces on our TV screens.
他们已经是我们电视屏幕上的熟面孔了。
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...the familiar names of long-established local firms.
历史悠久、耳熟能详的当地公司
SYN well-known, household, everyday, recognized
2 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ with n] 熟悉;熟知 If you are familiar with something, you know or understand it well. 熟悉;熟知
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Lesinko is quite familiar with Central Television. He worked there for 25 years.
莱辛科对中央电视台相当熟悉。他在那儿工作了25年。
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Most people are familiar with this figure from Wagner's opera.
多数人都熟悉瓦格纳歌剧中的这一人物。
3 ADJ-GRADED 过分亲昵的;过于随便的;放肆的 If someone you do not know well behaves in a familiar way towards you, they treat you very informally in a way that you might find offensive. 过分亲昵的;过于随便的;放肆的 [disapproval]
SYN disrespectful, forward, bold, presuming
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | familiar Also look up: |
ADJ. | accustomed to 1 aware of, informed about 2 |
Word Partnership | Use familiar with: |
N. | familiar face 1 |
VERB. | look familiar, seem familiar, sound familiar 1 become familiar 1 3 |
PREP. | familiar to someone 1 familiar with someone/something 2 |
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