新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

family

英  [ˈfæmɪli]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1家庭的

    You can use family to describe things that belong to a particular family.

    双语例句

    例:

    He returned to the family home.

    他回到了自己家。

    2全家用的

    You can use family to describe things that are designed to be used or enjoyed by both parents and children.

    双语例句

    例:

    It had been designed as a family house.

    它已被设计成一幢适合全家人居住的房子。

    NOUN. 名词
  • families

    1[C 可数名词] 家人

    A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children.

    双语例句

    例:

    There's room in there for a family of five.

    那儿能住得下一家5口。

    例:

    Does he have any family?

    他有什么家人吗?

    2[C 可数名词] 孩子

    When people talk about a family, they sometimes mean children.

    双语例句

    例:

    They decided to start a family.

    他们决定了要孩子。

    3[C 可数名词] 祖先

    When people talk about their family, they sometimes mean their ancestors.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.

    她的祖先在世纪之交时来到了洛杉矶。

    4[C 可数名词] (动植物的)科

    A family of animals or plants is a group of related species.

    双语例句

    例:

    foods in the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts.

    十字花科食物,如抱子甘蓝。

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