family
17 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural families
plural families
Learner's definition of FAMILY
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a : a group of people who are related to each other家庭；家人；家庭成员 — see also extended family, nuclear family
◊ This sense of family can refer to a group that consists of parents and their children or it can refer to a bigger group of related people including grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. It is often used specifically of a group of related people who live together in one house.
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- There were a lot of families at the circus.这个马戏团里有好多家庭。
- a close/close-knit family关系紧密的家庭
- The show is fun for the whole/entire family.全家人都觉得这场演出很有趣。
- the royal family皇室
- a single-parent family单亲家庭
- a death in the family家人的去世
- There are several doctors on his mother's side of the family.他母亲家族那边出了好几名医生。
- She wants to spend more time with her family.她想多花些时间陪伴家人。
- my sister and other members of my immediate family [=the group that includes my parents, my brothers and sisters, and me]我姐姐和我的其他直系亲属
- After his father's death he became the head of the family.父亲去世后他成了一家之主。
- She's a friend of the family.她是这家人的朋友。
- a two-family house/dwelling [=a house that has separate areas for two families to live in]双拼式住宅
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- He spent a quiet evening at home with family.他在家里与家人度过了一个安静的夜晚。
- trying to find a balance between work and family努力在工作和家庭之间寻求平衡
- She was surrounded by friends and family. [=family members]她被朋友和家人围住了。
- He has family in California. [=he has relatives who live in California]他在加利福尼亚有亲戚。
◊ To be treated like one of the family or like family is to be treated in a very warm and kind way, like a member of someone's family.视如家人
- They treat their guests like family.他们把客人当作家人一样来款待。
◊ You can informally describe someone as a member of your family by saying that he or she is family.家里人
- You're always welcome here because you're family.你可以随时过来，因为咱们是一家人。
- My brother has a lot of faults, but we forgive him because he's family.我的弟弟有很多坏毛病，但因为是家人我们都很宽容他。
◊ If something runs in the family or runs in someone's family, it occurs in all or many members of a family.为一家人所共有
- Musical talent runs in her family. [=many or all of the people in her family have musical talent]她的家人都有音乐天赋。
b [count] : a person's children子女
- He's devoted to his wife and family.他深爱他的妻子和子女。
- My sister and her husband want to have a big/large family. [=to have many children]我姐姐和姐夫想要多生几个孩子。
- They want to raise a family. [=to have children]他们想要生儿育女。
- They want to start a family [=to begin having children] soon.他们想快点要个孩子。
c [count] : a group of related people including people who lived in the past家族
- My family came to America from Italy.我的家族是从意大利来美国的。
- Their family has lived here for many generations.他们的家族居住在这里很多代了。
Usage用法 In U.S. English, family is used with a singular verb.在美国英语中，family与单数动词连用。 In British English, family can also be used with a plural verb.在英国英语中，family也可与复数动词连用。
- His family has always supported him.他的家人一直都支持他。
- His family have always supported him.他的家人一直都支持他。
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[count] : a group of people who resemble a family in some way（在某些方面）像家人一样的一群人
- We like to think that the people who work here are all one big, happy family.我们喜欢把所有在这里工作的人看成是一个快乐的大家庭。
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[count] : a group of things that are alike in some way（在某些方面）一类的东西
- a family of languages/instruments语族；同类乐器
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[count] : a group of related plants or animals（动植物的）科
- Peaches, apples, and roses belong to one family.桃、苹果和玫瑰属于同一科。
- a plant that belongs to the cabbage family属于十字花科的植物
- Despite their large size, crows are members of the songbird family.乌鸦个头虽大，但还是属于鸣禽科。
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[count] : a group of criminals who work together in an organized way有组织的犯罪团伙
- the suspected head of a crime family一个犯罪团伙的疑似头目
2 family /ˈfæmli/ adjective
2 family
/ˈfæmli/
adjective
Learner's definition of FAMILY
always used before a noun
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: of or relating to a family家族的；家庭的
- family members家庭成员
- a family picnic家庭野餐
- the family business/car家族企业；家用车
- He enjoys family life. [=he enjoys spending time with his wife and children]他很喜欢家庭生活。
- an old family friend [=friend of the family]家人的老朋友
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: designed or suitable for both children and adults适于成人和孩子的；老少咸宜的
- a family restaurant适合家庭聚餐的餐馆
- family entertainment老少咸宜的娱乐
- family [=wholesome] values家庭价值观