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fam.i.ly SOCIAL GROUP5fAm7[l7in [C + sing/pl v]a social group of people consisting of a parent, or parents, and their children, or your husband/wife and children, or your parents, brothers and sisters and sometimes grandparents, uncles, aunts, etc.家，家庭A new family has/have moved in next door.我们旁边新搬来一家。Bill only sees his family at weekends, so he isn't close to his children.比尔只在周末见到他的家人，所以他和他的孩子不是很亲近。I come from a large family: I have three brothers and a sister.我来自一个大家庭，我有三个兄弟，一个妹妹。Women should not have to choose between career and family (= their children). [U]女人不该必须在事业与家庭之间只择其一。He hasn't any family. [U]他没有任何家人。He's American but his family (= relatives in the past) come/comes from Ireland.他是美国人，但他的祖先是爱尔兰人。This film is good family entertainment (= something that can be enjoyed by parents and children together).这部电影是很好的家庭娱乐片。How does family life (= being married, having children, etc.) suit you?你对家庭生活适应得怎么样?(fig.) We've got a family (= group of parents and young) of squirrels living in our garden.我们的花园里住了一窝松鼠。(dated infml) A woman in the family way is pregnant.怀孕In Britain, family allowance is the old name for child benefit.(英国)每星期付给每一家庭的小孩津贴 [CHILD]Your family circle are your close relatives.家庭圈子（关系密切的亲属）In Britain, family credit is a payment made by the government to families with a low income.(政府发给低收入家庭的)家庭补贴A family doctor is a GP.普通医师A family man is a man who has a wife and children, or who enjoys spending a lot of time with them.有家眷的人，喜欢家庭生活的人Your family name is your SURNAME.姓Family planning means the use of CONTRACEPTION to control how many children you have and when you have them.计划生育a family- planning clinic计划生育诊所A family tree is a drawing that shows the relationships between the different members of a family, especially over a long period of time.家谱(图)"We Are Family" (title of a song by Sister Sledge, 1979)《我们是一家人》(斯莱奇修女的歌曲名)
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