family

['fæmili]

n.家庭, 亲属, 家族, 子女, (动植物)科, 语族, [化]族
adj.家庭的, 家族的, 适合于全家的

n.

1. 家, 家庭; 家人[C][G]

My family is large.

我的家是个大家庭。

His family are all waiting for him.

他的一家人都在等他。

2. 家族[C][G]

They are members of the Royal family.

他们是皇家成员。

3. 子女[S]

She has a large family.

她子女多。

4. 【动】【植】科; 【化】【数】【天】族; 【语】语族[C]

词形变化

名词复数: families |

词义辨析

同义:

n.家庭; 家人; 家族

household  kin  relatives  folks  

同义参见:

connection  posterity  flesh  blood  clique  clan  domestic  lineage  seed  kingdom  tribe  stem  

英英释义

名词 family:

a social unit living together

同义词：household, house, home, menage

primary social group; parents and children

同义词：family unit

people descended from a common ancestor

同义词：family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

同义词：class, category

an association of people who share common beliefs or activities

同义词：fellowship

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

a person having kinship with another or others

同义词：kin, kinsperson

a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

同义词：syndicate, crime syndicate, mob

短语词组

run in a family

1. 为一家人所共有

A gift for music runs in that family.

那家人都有音乐天赋。

补充

familyfamily英:[ˈfæmili] 美:[ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli]n.1.家, 家庭2.子女He has a large family.他孩子众多。We won't have a family until we've been married a few years.我们打算结婚几年后再要孩子。3.家族, 氏族The royal family consists of the king and queen and their relatives.王室成员包括国王、王后及其亲属。4.语族, 语系5.(动植物的)科

例句

1. His family are completely behind him.他全家完全支持他。 2. homes where their families had lived for generations他们家族世代居住的宅子 3. To him the family is the core of society.在他看来, 家庭是社会的核心。 4. The law has been condemned by the Catholic Church in France as an assault on the family.这项法律被法国天主教会谴责为对家庭的侵犯。 5. Politicians desperately need families.政治家非常需要有家人。 6. Does he have any family?他有子女吗？ 7. They decided to start a family.他们决定开始生儿育女。 8. the history of mental illness in the family这个家族的精神病史 9. There's room in there for a family of five.那儿有足够的地方容纳五口之家。 10. a family of chemical substances同属一类的化学物质 11. He came from a stable family background.他出身于一个稳定的家庭。 12. an average family income of £29,00029,000英镑的平均家庭收入 13. friends and family can provide support.朋友和家人都能够给予帮助。 14. she has the sole responsibility for a large family.她要单独抚养一大群子女。 15. I could not turn him away, for he was family.我不能赶走他，因为他是自家人。 16. the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years.这所房子为同一家族所有已达300年。 17. a family newspaper.家庭生活报。 18. I have quite a large family.我有个相当大的家庭。 19. Do you have any family?你有没有孩子？ 20. to bring up/raise a family养育╱抚养子女 21. Lions belong to the cat family.狮子是猫科动物。 22. Red hair runs in the family.那个家族中的人都长着红头发。 23. There were a lot of families at the circus.这个马戏团里有好多家庭。 24. a close/close-knit family关系紧密的家庭 25. The show is fun for the whole/entire family.全家人都觉得这场演出很有趣。 26. the royal family皇室 27. a single-parent family单亲家庭 28. a death in the family家人的去世 29. 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。 30. She wants to spend more time with her family.她想多花些时间陪伴家人。 31. "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 32. After his father's death he became the head of the family.父亲去世后他成了一家之主。 33. She's a friend of the family.她是这家人的朋友。 34. a two-family house/dwelling [=a house that has separate areas for two families to live in]双拼式住宅 35. 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。 36. trying to find a balance between work and family努力在工作和家庭之间寻求平衡 37. She was surrounded by friends and family. [=family members]她被朋友和家人围住了。 38. He has family in California. [=he has relatives who live in California]他在加利福尼亚有亲戚。 39. They treat their guests like family.他们把客人当作家人一样来款待。 40. You're always welcome here because you're family.你可以随时过来，因为咱们是一家人。 41. "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。 42. 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。 43. He's devoted to his wife and family.他深爱他的妻子和子女。 44. 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。 45. They want to raise a family. [=to have children]他们想要生儿育女。 46. They want to start a family [=to begin having children] soon.他们想快点要个孩子。 47. My family came to America from Italy.我的家族是从意大利来美国的。 48. Their family has lived here for many generations.他们的家族居住在这里很多代了。 49. His family has always supported him.他的家人一直都支持他。 50. His family have always supported him.他的家人一直都支持他。 51. "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。 52. a family of languages/instruments语族；同类乐器 53. "Peaches, apples, and roses belong to one family."桃、苹果和玫瑰属于同一科。 54. a plant that belongs to the cabbage family属于十字花科的植物 55. "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。 56. the suspected head of a crime family一个犯罪团伙的疑似头目 57. family members家庭成员 58. a family picnic家庭野餐 59. the family business/car家族企业；家用车 60. He enjoys family life. [=he enjoys spending time with his wife and children]他很喜欢家庭生活。 61. an old family friend [=friend of the family]家人的老朋友 62. a family restaurant适合家庭聚餐的餐馆 63. family entertainment老少咸宜的娱乐 64. family [=wholesome] values家庭价值观