1 N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb] 家;家庭;家族 A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children. 家;家庭;家族
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There's room in there for a family of five. [+ of]
那儿能住下五口之家。
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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。
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To him the family is the core of society.
对他来说,家庭是社会的核心。
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Does he have any family?
他有什么亲人吗?
SYN relations, people, children, issue
2 N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb] 子女;孩子 When people talk about a family, they sometimes mean children. 子女;孩子
3 N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb] 祖先;祖辈 When people talk about their family, they sometimes mean their ancestors. 祖先;祖辈
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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。
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...homes where their families had lived for generations.
祖祖辈辈生活过的家
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...the history of mental illness in the family.
家族精神病史
SYN ancestors, forebears, parentage, forefathers
4 ADJ [ADJ n] 家族的;家庭的;家里的 You can use family to describe things that belong to a particular family. 家族的;家庭的;家里的
5 ADJ [ADJ n] 全家共用的;全家共享的 You can use family to describe things that are designed to be used or enjoyed by both parents and children. 全家共用的;全家共享的
6 N-COUNT (动植物的)科 A family of animals or plants is a group of related species. (动植物的)科
SYN species, group, class, system
Quotations
You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them Desmond Tutu address at enthronement as archbishop of Cape Town
The family - that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape Dodie Smith Dear Octopus
All happy families are alike, but every unhappy one is unhappy in its own way Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina
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