un·cle
noun/ˈʌŋkl/
/ˈʌŋkl/
Idioms 你母亲或父亲的兄弟;你阿姨或叔叔的丈夫 - Uncle Ian
伊恩叔叔 - I'm going to visit my uncle.
我要去看我舅舅。 - a maternal/paternal uncle (= related through the mother’s/father's side of the family)
母亲/父亲的叔叔(=通过母亲/父亲的家庭有血缘关系) - I've just become an uncle (= because my brother/sister has had a baby).
我刚当上叔叔(或舅舅)。 - uncle to somebody Joey was like an uncle to us.
乔伊对我们来说就像叔叔一样。 - He was the youngest son of Edward III and uncle to Richard II.
他是爱德华三世最小的儿子,理查二世的叔叔。 - The celebrant of the Mass was Rev. Martin Doyle, uncle of the bride.
弥撒的司仪是新娘的叔叔马丁·道尔牧师。
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsa1- He looks so much like his late uncle.
他长得非常像他已故的叔父。 - The boss smiled at us all like a benevolent uncle.
老板像慈爱的叔父那样对我们微笑。 - the fortune left to her by her dead uncle
过世的叔父留给她的财富 - my favourite uncle
我最喜欢的叔叔
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beloved
- favourite/favorite
- rich
- …
- Uncle Ian
- used by children, with a first name, to address a man who is a close friend of their parents
Topics Family and relationshipsb2(儿童用语,称呼父母的同辈男性朋友)叔叔,伯伯 - (Indian English, South-East Asian English) used as a polite way of addressing or referring to an older man
(对老年男性的尊称)大叔,老伯 - The uncle who lives opposite my parents is always so warm and friendly.
住在我父母对面的叔叔总是那么热情友好。
/ˈʌŋkldʒi//ˈʌŋkldʒi/. - The uncle who lives opposite my parents is always so warm and friendly.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French oncle, from late Latin aunculus, alteration of Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’, diminutive of avus ‘grandfather’.
Idioms
Bob’s your uncle
- (British English, informal) used to say how easy and quick it is to do a particular task
易如反掌 - Press here and Bob's your uncle! It's disappeared.
按一下这里就成了!消失了。
- Press here and Bob's your uncle! It's disappeared.