family 英 [ˈfæməli]   美 [ˈfæmli]

family

family  英 [ˈfæməli] 美 [ˈfæmli]

n. 家庭;家族  adj. 家庭的;家族的 

名词复数:families 

family life 家庭生活
your family background 你的家庭背景

  • If you say, "my family — they're crazy," you're probably talking about a group of people who are related to you by blood or marriage. Sometimes the word family specifically means a group of parents and children, so you could be referring to your crazy parents or kids.
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  • n. 家庭;家族
  • adj. 家庭的;家族的
  • 1. family life

    家庭生活

  • 2. your family background

    你的家庭背景

  • 3. a family business

    家庭企业

  • 4. a family of four

    四口之家

  • 5. families with young children

    有小孩的家庭

  • 6. Of what family is he from?

    他出身于什么样的家庭?

  • 7. They tell the news to her family.

    他们把这个消息电告她的家属。

  • 8. I always think of you as one of the family.

    我一直把你当成自家人。

  • family (n.) early 15c., "servants of a household," from Latin familia "family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household," thus also "members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants," abstract noun formed from famulus "servant, slave," which is of unknown origin.
fam·ily / ˈfæməli ; NAmE ˈfæməli / noun , adjective family families noun ( plural fam·ilies ) 1 [countable + singular or plural verb ] a group consisting of one or two parents and their children 家,家庭(包括父母子女) the other members of my family 我家的其他成员 Almost every family in the country owns a television. 这个国家几乎家家都有一台电视机。 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 四口之家 families with young children 有小孩的家庭 see also blended family , nuclear family 2 [countable + singular or plural verb ,  uncountable ] a group consisting of one or two parents, their children and close relations (大)家庭(包括父母子女及近亲);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 friendsis 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。 ( informal) She's family (= she is a relation). 她是我们家的人。 see also extended 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 familyfor generations. 这幅画是我们家的传家宝。 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. 他们的子女成群。 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? to bring up/raise a family 抚育╱抚养孩子 collocationsat child 5 [countable ] a group of related animals and plants; a group of related things, especially languages (动植物)科;(尤指语言)语族 Lions belong to the cat family. 狮属于猫科。 the Germanic family of languages 日耳曼语族 IDIOMS (be/get) in the ˈfamily way ( old-fashioned, informal) (to be/become) pregnant 怀孕;有喜 run in the ˈfamily 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。 adjective [only before noun ] 1 connected with the family or a particular family 家庭的 family life 家庭生活 your family background 你的家庭背景 2 owned by a family 一家所有的 a family business 家庭企业 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 fam·ily / ˈfæməli ; NAmE ˈfæməli /
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