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单词 brother-in-law
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Definition of brother-in-law in English:

brother-in-law

nounPlural brothers-in-law ˈbrʌðərɪnlɔːˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ
  • 1The brother of one's wife or husband.

    大(或小)舅子;大伯子;小叔子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His two cousins, two uncles, a brother and a brother-in-law were all killed fighting in Indian Kashmir.
    • Mike picked up the snapshot of the late Mr Piggot, his brother-in-law and the two wives.
    • I stood in that drive and looked at the palm trees planted on the left, by my brother-in-law and my husband.
    • And that's even though I was once given the chance by my brother-in-law's brother.
    • Deepest sympathy is extended to his sisters Attracta, Madge and Anne, and his brother Ambrose, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and a wide circle of friends.
    • He is deeply regretted by his wife Mary, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, niece, nephew, relatives, neighbours and friends.
    • In many cases, those elected were the brothers, wives, sisters or brothers-in-law of arrested politicians, or those not permitted to stand.
    • He lost two brothers and a brother-in-law in the fighting.
    • Also having a birthday at almost the same time is Midas, Seven's husband and one of the zaniest brothers-in-law that I have ever come across!
    • The three men with whom he'd been speaking - brother Will and brothers-in-law Benjamin and Joe - all turn to see.
    • With his wife and brother-in-law as the shop's operators, Alex is mainly supposed to act as its chief design officer.
    • I went up to my brother-in-law's house and asked him to accompany my husband to the hospital.
    • Once back in Germany, he joined his brother, brothers-in-law and others in the underground resistance to Adolf Hitler.
    • It involved, as we said, the brother-in-law and the brother of the President.
    • Bret led his brother and brothers-in-law through the anti-American campaign, going to lengths in their interviews never before seen.
    • He set up show trials which passed capital sentences on thousands of defendants, including his two brothers and two brothers-in-law.
    • Women must be honoured and adorned by their fathers, brothers, husbands and brothers-in-law, who desire their own welfare.
    • The first gig I played was with my brother-in-law's brother's band, and I was the drummer.
    • He described the Walsh family as being the very heartbeat of the parish and of the local Kilrossanty GAA club, to which her husband Pa and brothers-in-law Tom and Noel had rendered such sterling service over many decades.
    • Roughly one-third lived as sons in families; the fact that another 12 percent were brothers or brothers-in-law of family heads probably reflects the process of chain migration.
    1. 1.1 The husband of one's sister or sister-in-law.
      姐夫;妹夫;连襟
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We wish to extend the sympathy of the community to his sisters Mona and Breda, brothers Seamus, Bob, Michael and Ciaran, brothers-in-law, sisters-in.law, nephews, nieces, relatives and a very large circle of friends.
      • She is deeply regretted by her husband Jim, sisters, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends.
      • By the time my mother died, all her brothers and sisters, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, were dead.
      • Nora is survived by her husband Michael, son Mark, daughter Sharon, son-in-law, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, relations and friends.
      • Abe was predeceased by his mother and father, two brothers, two sisters-in-law and three brothers-in-law.
      • Brother Heffernan is survived by his brother, George and sisters Eileen, Marie and Phil, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, nephews and nieces.
      • Sheila is sadly mourned by her brother Jim, her sisters Mary, Breeda, Stella and Una, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, a wide circle of relatives, friends and neighbours.
      • He is deeply regretted by his wife Bea, daughter Anne; sister Catherine; sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law; nephews, nieces; neighbours and friends.
      • So this could include two brothers fighting or a brother-in-law snatching his sister-in-law's purse.
      • Her husband was away to Ambala, while her brother-in-law and sister-in-law had gone to market.
      • Deceased is mourned by her brother Pat, nephews and nieces, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and other relatives and friends.
      • She is deeply regretted by her brother Michael, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, relatives, friends and neighbours.
      • I have a wife, a son, a sister, a sister-in-law, three brothers-in-law, a mother, a father-in-law, a nephew, and a niece.
      • He is survived by his father Jimmy, brothers Paddy, Liam and John, sisters Eileen and Mary, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.
      • She is mourned by her husband Sean, daughters, brothers and sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, a wide circle of friends and the staff and colleagues at Erkina House.
      • He is survived by his daughter Geraldine, brother Thomas, sister-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends to whom deepest sympathy is extended.
      • His brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law and the whole family were there.
      • Deceased is survived by his wife Ruth, teenage sons Daniel and Philip, brother Ian, sisters Anne, Esther and Ruth, by brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.
      • My brother-in-law, my sister's husband, is an American Airlines pilot who flies out of Boston.
      • He is mourned by his brother Peter, sisters Madge, Marie and Bernie, sister-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.

Definition of brother-in-law in US English:

brother-in-law

nounˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔˈbrəT͟Hərinˌlô
  • 1The brother of one's wife or husband.

    大(或小)舅子;大伯子;小叔子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Also having a birthday at almost the same time is Midas, Seven's husband and one of the zaniest brothers-in-law that I have ever come across!
    • He set up show trials which passed capital sentences on thousands of defendants, including his two brothers and two brothers-in-law.
    • And that's even though I was once given the chance by my brother-in-law's brother.
    • His two cousins, two uncles, a brother and a brother-in-law were all killed fighting in Indian Kashmir.
    • Mike picked up the snapshot of the late Mr Piggot, his brother-in-law and the two wives.
    • Deepest sympathy is extended to his sisters Attracta, Madge and Anne, and his brother Ambrose, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and a wide circle of friends.
    • Roughly one-third lived as sons in families; the fact that another 12 percent were brothers or brothers-in-law of family heads probably reflects the process of chain migration.
    • He lost two brothers and a brother-in-law in the fighting.
    • He is deeply regretted by his wife Mary, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, niece, nephew, relatives, neighbours and friends.
    • It involved, as we said, the brother-in-law and the brother of the President.
    • I went up to my brother-in-law's house and asked him to accompany my husband to the hospital.
    • Once back in Germany, he joined his brother, brothers-in-law and others in the underground resistance to Adolf Hitler.
    • He described the Walsh family as being the very heartbeat of the parish and of the local Kilrossanty GAA club, to which her husband Pa and brothers-in-law Tom and Noel had rendered such sterling service over many decades.
    • Women must be honoured and adorned by their fathers, brothers, husbands and brothers-in-law, who desire their own welfare.
    • I stood in that drive and looked at the palm trees planted on the left, by my brother-in-law and my husband.
    • The first gig I played was with my brother-in-law's brother's band, and I was the drummer.
    • With his wife and brother-in-law as the shop's operators, Alex is mainly supposed to act as its chief design officer.
    • The three men with whom he'd been speaking - brother Will and brothers-in-law Benjamin and Joe - all turn to see.
    • Bret led his brother and brothers-in-law through the anti-American campaign, going to lengths in their interviews never before seen.
    • In many cases, those elected were the brothers, wives, sisters or brothers-in-law of arrested politicians, or those not permitted to stand.
    1. 1.1 The husband of one's sister or sister-in-law.
      姐夫;妹夫;连襟
      Example sentencesExamples
      • My brother-in-law, my sister's husband, is an American Airlines pilot who flies out of Boston.
      • He is deeply regretted by his wife Bea, daughter Anne; sister Catherine; sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law; nephews, nieces; neighbours and friends.
      • So this could include two brothers fighting or a brother-in-law snatching his sister-in-law's purse.
      • Brother Heffernan is survived by his brother, George and sisters Eileen, Marie and Phil, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, nephews and nieces.
      • Her husband was away to Ambala, while her brother-in-law and sister-in-law had gone to market.
      • Nora is survived by her husband Michael, son Mark, daughter Sharon, son-in-law, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, relations and friends.
      • By the time my mother died, all her brothers and sisters, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, were dead.
      • She is mourned by her husband Sean, daughters, brothers and sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, a wide circle of friends and the staff and colleagues at Erkina House.
      • He is survived by his father Jimmy, brothers Paddy, Liam and John, sisters Eileen and Mary, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.
      • He is mourned by his brother Peter, sisters Madge, Marie and Bernie, sister-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.
      • She is deeply regretted by her husband Jim, sisters, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends.
      • We wish to extend the sympathy of the community to his sisters Mona and Breda, brothers Seamus, Bob, Michael and Ciaran, brothers-in-law, sisters-in.law, nephews, nieces, relatives and a very large circle of friends.
      • Deceased is survived by his wife Ruth, teenage sons Daniel and Philip, brother Ian, sisters Anne, Esther and Ruth, by brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.
      • Sheila is sadly mourned by her brother Jim, her sisters Mary, Breeda, Stella and Una, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, a wide circle of relatives, friends and neighbours.
      • His brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law and the whole family were there.
      • I have a wife, a son, a sister, a sister-in-law, three brothers-in-law, a mother, a father-in-law, a nephew, and a niece.
      • Deceased is mourned by her brother Pat, nephews and nieces, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and other relatives and friends.
      • He is survived by his daughter Geraldine, brother Thomas, sister-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends to whom deepest sympathy is extended.
      • She is deeply regretted by her brother Michael, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, relatives, friends and neighbours.
      • Abe was predeceased by his mother and father, two brothers, two sisters-in-law and three brothers-in-law.
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