family
noun
ˈfæməli
noun
1
CLOSELY RELATED GROUP
关系亲密的群体
a
group
of
people
who
are
related
to
each
other,
especially
a
mother,
a
father,
and
their
children
〔尤指由父母和孩子组成的〕家庭
C
2
ALL YOUR RELATIONS
所有和你有亲属关系的人
all
the
people
you
are
related
to,
including
those
who
are
now
dead
家族
C,U also + plural verb BrE 英国英语中亦用复数动词
I’m
moving
to
Detroit
because
I
have
some
family
there.
我要搬到底特律，因为我有些家人住在那儿。
My
family
come
from
Scotland
originally.
我的祖籍是苏格兰。
in
sb’s
family
That
painting
has
been
in
our
family
(=been
owned
by
our
family)
for
200
years.
那幅油画属于我们家族已有 200 年了。
Asthma
runs
in
the
family
(=is
common
in
the
family)
.
这个家族有哮喘病史。
3
CHILDREN
孩子 子女
children
孩子，子女
C
Couples
with
young
families
wouldn’t
want
to
live
here.
子女年幼的夫妻不会愿意住在这里。
They’re
getting
married
next
year,
and
hope
to
start
a
family
(=have
children)
straight
away.
他们准备明年结婚，并希望马上要孩子。
bring
up/raise
a
family
the
problems
of
bringing
up
a
family
on
a
very
low
income
靠很低的收入养家糊口的问题
4
family size/pack etc
a
container
or
package
containing
a
large
amount
of
a
product
家庭装〔供全家人用的大包装商品〕
5
GROUP OF ANIMALS/THINGS
动物/事物的一群
a
group
of
related
animals,
plants,
languages
etc
[术语] 〔动物、植物等的〕科;〔语言的〕语族，语系
C | technical
the
cat/parrot/squirrel
etc
family
The
cat
family
includes
lions
and
tigers.
猫科动物包括狮子和老虎。
Spanish
and
Italian
are
part
of
the
Romance
language
family.
西班牙语和意大利语属于罗曼语系。
6
she’s/he’s family
used
to
emphasize
your
connection
with
someone
who
is
related
to
you
[非正式] 她/他是我的家人
informal
7
in the family way
PREGNANT
[过时] 怀孕的，有身孕的
old-fashioned