uncle
noun
ˈʌŋkəl
noun
1
the
brother
of
your
mother
or
father,
or
the
husband
of
your
aunt
伯 (叔,舅 )父; 姑 (姨 )丈;
I
went
to
stay
with
my
uncle
and
aunt
for
a
few
days.
我去和叔叔婶婶住了几天。
Uncle
Philip
菲利普叔叔
I
was
very
excited
about
becoming
an
uncle
(=your
sister
or
your
brother’s
wife
has
a
child)
.
要做舅舅了,我很激动。
2
used
by
children,
in
front
of
a
first
name,
to
address
or
refer
to
a
man
who
is
a
close
friend
of
their
parents
叔叔,伯伯〔儿语,用于称呼父母的朋友〕
3
say uncle
used
by
children
to
tell
someone
to
admit
they
have
been
defeated
[美,口] 叫叔叔,讨饶〔儿语,用于要求某人认输〕
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