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单词 family
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fam·i·ly

noun
 
/ˈfæməli/
/ˈfæməli/
(plural families)
Idioms
  1.  
    [countable + singular or plural verb] a group consisting of one or two parents and their children家,家庭(包括父母一方或双方与子女)
    • I introduced Neil to the other members of my family.我把尼尔介绍给我家里的其他成员。
    • The event promises games and fun for the entire family.该活动将为全家人提供游戏和乐趣。
    • This is a summer movie for the whole family.这是一部适合全家人观看的暑期电影。
    • Every family has its own story to tell.每个家庭都有自己的故事。
    • All my family enjoy skiing.我们全家都喜欢滑雪。
    • one-parent/single-parent families单亲家庭
    • a family of four/five, etc Taking a family of four to the cinema is expensive.一家四口去看电影花费不菲。
    • families with young children有小孩的家庭
    • He's a friend of the family (= he is known and liked by the parents and the children).他和这家人相熟。
    • From early childhood he was a mystery to the rest of his family.从孩提时代起,他对家人来说就是一个谜。
    • He barely earns enough money to pay his rent and feed his family.他挣的钱勉强够付房租和养家糊口。
    • She works tirelessly to provide for her family.她孜孜不倦地工作来养家糊口。
    see also blended family, nuclear family
    Wordfinder
    • adopt
    • child
    • family
    • generation
    • heir
    • in-laws
    • parent
    • relation
    • stepfamily
    • surrogate mother
    Extra Examples
    • They help children to find placements with adoptive families.他们帮助孩子们找到收养家庭的安置。
    • It is difficult for them to earn enough to feed their families.对他们而言,很难挣到足够的钱养孩子。
    • issues which create conflict within the family导致家庭内部矛盾的问题
    • tax incentives for low-income families对低收入家庭的减税优惠
    • Many of our students come from poor families.我们的很多学生来自贫困家庭。
    Topics Family and relationshipsa1, Life stagesa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • large
    • entire
    verb + family
    • belong to
    • be one of
    • be part of
    family + noun
    • background
    • history
    • tradition
    preposition
    • in a/​the family
    • within a/​the family
    phrases
    • family and friends
    • a member of a family
  2.  
    [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] a group consisting of one or two parents, their children and close relations(大)家庭(包括父母一方或双方与子女、近亲);亲属
    • All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party.我们所有亲属都来参加了祖父的八十寿宴。
    • The support of family and friends is vital.亲友的支持极为重要。
    • We've only told the immediate family (= the closest relations).我们只告诉了直系亲属。
    • the royal family (= the children and close relations of the king or queen)王室
    • I always think of you as one of the family.我一直把你当成自家人。
    • in a family There are a lot of girls in our family.我们家有很多女孩。
    • outside a family Nobody outside his family knew that he had a daughter.除了他的家人之外,没有人知道他有一个女儿。
    • We all knew her so well that we felt she was almost part of the family.我们都跟她很熟,觉得她跟自家人似的。
    • (informal) She's family (= she is a relation).她是我们家的人。
    • We have family in France.我们在法国有家人。
    see also extended family, first family, joint family, the royal family
    Extra Examples
    • We are a very close-knit family and support each other through any crises.我们家非常团结,互相扶持渡过种种危机。
    • a helpline set up to counsel bereaved families为丧亲家庭提供咨询的帮助热线
    • a counselling agency to help bereaved families帮助丧亲家庭的辅导机构
    • These problems occur in all families.所有家庭都有这些问题。
    • She grew up in a military family.她在一个军人家庭中长大。
    • She married into a wealthy family.她嫁入豪门。
    • The movie is a portrait of a dysfunctional family.这部影片讲述了一个不健全家庭的故事。
    Topics Family and relationshipsa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • large
    • entire
    verb + family
    • belong to
    • be one of
    • be part of
    family + noun
    • background
    • history
    • tradition
    preposition
    • in a/​the family
    • within a/​the family
    phrases
    • family and friends
    • a member of a family
  3.  
    [countable + singular or plural verb] all the people who are related to each other, including those who are now dead家族
    • Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years.有些家族在这个地区务农有几百年了。
    • This painting has been in our family for generations.这幅画在我们家传了好几代人了。
    • He belonged to an aristocratic family.他出身贵族。
    • She is of Muslim heritage on her father's side of the family.她的父亲家族有穆斯林血统。
    Topics Family and relationshipsa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • large
    • entire
    verb + family
    • belong to
    • be one of
    • be part of
    family + noun
    • background
    • history
    • tradition
    preposition
    • in a/​the family
    • within a/​the family
    phrases
    • family and friends
    • a member of a family
  4.  
    [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] a couple’s or a person’s children, especially young children子女;(尤指)年幼子女
    • They have a large family.他们子女成群。
    • I addressed it to Mr and Mrs Jones and family.我以此致琼斯伉俪及子女。
    • Do they plan to start a family (= have children)?他们打算生孩子吗?
    • This is a wonderful place to raise a family.这里是安家的理想之地。
    • She brought up a family of six children on her own.她独自抚养了一个有六个孩子的家庭。
    • She chose to stop work to have a family.她选择停止工作去组建家庭。
    Collocations ChildrenChildrenHaving a baby/​child
    • want a baby/​a child/​kids
    • start a family
    • conceive/​be expecting/​be going to have a baby/​child
    • miss your period
    • become/​get/​be/​find out that you are pregnant
    • have a baby/​a child/​kids/​a son/​a daughter/​twins/​a family
    • have a normal/​a difficult/​an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/​a difficult/​a home birth
    • be in/​go into/​induce labour (especially US English) labor
    • have/​suffer/​cause a miscarriage
    • give birth to a child/​baby/​daughter/​son/​twins
    Parenting
    • bring up/ (especially North American English) raise a child/​family
    • care for/ (especially British English) look after a baby/​child/​kid
    • change (British English) a nappy/(North American English) a diaper/​a baby
    • feed/​breastfeed/​bottle-feed a baby
    • be entitled to/​go on maternity/​paternity leave
    • go back/​return to work after maternity leave
    • need/​find/​get a babysitter/​good quality affordable childcare
    • balance/​combine work and childcare/​child-rearing/​family life
    • educate/​teach/​home-school a child/​kid
    • punish/​discipline/​spoil a child/​kid
    • adopt a baby/​child/​kid
    • offer a baby for/​put a baby up for adoption
    • (especially British English) foster a child/​kid
    • be placed with/​be raised by foster parents
    Extra Examples
    • They got married last year and plan to start a family soon.他们去年结了婚,而且计划马上要孩子。
    • Average family size has decreased since the Victorian era.自从维多利亚时代以来,家庭平均人口已经减少。
    • parents with young families子女尚幼的父母
    • I always wanted to have a large family.我一直希望儿女成群。
    • It's a struggle to bring up a family on a low income.用微薄的收入抚养孩子很艰难。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • small
    • young
    verb + family
    • have
    • start
    • bring up
    family + noun
    • size
    • man
  5.  
    [countable] a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, smaller than an order and larger than a genus(动植物等分类的)科
    • Lions belong to the cat family.狮属于猫科。
    • This bird is a member of the crow family. 这种鸟属于鸦科。
    • family of something Orchids are the largest family of flowering plants. 兰花是最大的开花植物科。
    Topics Animalsa2
  6. a group of related languages语系
    • the Germanic family of languages日耳曼语系
    see also word family
  7. Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3); also denoting the servants of a household or the retinue of a nobleman): from Latin familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’.
Idioms
(be/get) in the family way
  1. (old-fashioned, informal) (to be/become) pregnant怀孕;有喜
run in the family
  1. to be a common feature in a particular family为一家人所共有;世代相传
    • Heart disease runs in the family.这家人都有心脏病。
    • a medical condition which runs in the family家族遗传的疾病

fam·i·ly

adjective
 
/ˈfæməli/
/ˈfæməli/
[only before noun]
  1.  
    connected with the family or a particular family家庭的
    • family life家庭生活
    • The job was starting to affect his family life.这项工作开始影响他的家庭生活。
    • your family background你的家庭背景
    • Only close family members called her ‘Sally’.只有关系亲密的家人才叫她“莎莉”。
    • a family friend (= a friend of the whole family)世交
    • family ties/connections家庭关系/联系
    • It's a family tradition.这是一个家庭传统。
    • She has become interested in her family history.她对自己的家族史产生了兴趣。
    • He has a family history of heart disease.他有心脏病家族史。
    Extra Examples
    • Do you know anything about her family background?你知道她的家庭背景吗?
    • The job wouldn't really fit in with my family commitments.这份工作与我应尽的家庭义务相冲突。
    • In 1941 he carried on the family tradition and enlisted in the army.他继承了家族传统,于 1941 年参了军。
    • They prefer to stay in their home country because of family ties.因为家族关系,他们宁愿待在国内。
    • a good family man, completely devoted to his wife and kids全身心投入到妻儿身上的居家好男人
    • a family history of heart disease家族心脏病史
  2.  
    owned by a family一家所有的
    • They had to sell the family home.他们不得不卖掉家里的房子。
    • a family business家庭企业
    • the family car家里人共用的汽车
    • She had to sell the family jewels in order to pay off her gambling debts.为了还赌债,她不得不卖掉家里的珠宝。
  3.  
    suitable for all members of a family, both adults and children适合全家人的
    • a family show家庭节目
    • family entertainment适合全家大小一起参加的娱乐。
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3); also denoting the servants of a household or the retinue of a nobleman): from Latin familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’.
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