释义 |
Examples:wasp of the family Sphecidae—bird of the family Pachycephalidae—(long time) friend of the family—seniority in the family or clan—two simultaneous happy events in the family—Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)—spoonbill (wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae)—within the bosom (of the family)—genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae—a gift of money the family of the deceased—the ancestor of the long zither family, dating back pre-classical times (playing it was an essential accomplishment of a Confucian gentleman)—Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen others' gossip.—the family... (when preceded by a family name)—virus of the family Bunyaviridae—position in the family hierarchy—fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)—stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)—be the one in charge of the family—the black sheep of the family—regulate the family and rule the state [idiom.]—support the family business [idiom.]—if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper [idiom.]—skate (cartilaginous fish belonging the family Rajidae)—penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family)—relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family—family with connections the bureaucracy (i.e. the middle classes in imperial China)—oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers—formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents the girl's family)—marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)—a distant relative with the same family name—photograph of the entire family—Sauropus spatulifolius Beille (shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family)—prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or indicate affection or familiarity—sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii (formerly Momordica grosvenori, a gourd of the Curcubitaceae family), grown in Guangxi and used in Chinese medicine—Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint—family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned—not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives—fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed— |