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| /ˈfæmli/ |
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| 1 | C a group of people who live together and are related to one another , usually consisting of parents and childrencan be followed by a singular or plural verb 家，家庭（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| A family with two children live next door. 一个有两个孩子的家庭住在隔壁。 |
| Is the Watson family going to be there? 沃森一家会在那儿吗？ |
| He grew up in a large working-class family. 他在一个工人阶级的大家庭里长大。 |
| single-parent/two-parent family Single-parent families are increasingly common. 单亲家庭越来越普遍。 |
| a family of four/five etc The tent is big enough for a family of six. 帐篷足可容纳一个6口之家。 |
| | 1a | C a group of people who are all related to one another , including dead members of the groupcan be followed by a singular or plural verb 家族（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） | | Does your family have any history of heart disease? 你的家族有心脏病史吗？ | | She did not want the property to go to anyone outside the family. 她不想财产落到家族以外的任何人手里。 | | be in sb’ s/the family (=belong to that family) The boatyard had been in his family for four generations. 属于某人的/该家族 | |
| | 1b | U people who are related to youcan be followed by a singular or plural verb 亲属，亲戚（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） | | We spent the holiday period visiting family in Scotland. 我们利用假期拜访了在苏格兰的亲属。 | | We ought to help him - after all, he is family. 我们应该帮助他，毕竟是亲戚嘛！ | | friends and family/family and friends We had Christmas lunch in the company of family and friends. 我们和亲戚、朋友们共进圣诞节午餐。 | | one of the family He’ s like one of the family. 他就像是家中的一员。 | |
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| 2 | C children in a familycan be followed by a singular or plural verb 子女，孩子（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| The soldier had a wife and family. 这个士兵有妻子儿女。 |
| start/have a family (=have children) They want to get married and start a family. 生孩子 |
| bring up/raise a family It’ s difficult raising a family on one salary. 靠一份工资很难养活一家人。 |
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| 3 | C a group of things such as animals or plants that are related （动物或植物的）科 |
| Kidney beans belong to the bean family. 菜豆属于豆科。 |
| Helium is one of the family of inert gases. 氦气是惰性气体的一种。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | in the family way informal old-fashioned
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