词组 | familiar |
释义 | familiar /fəˈmɪliə $ -ər/ adjective if you are familiar with someone or something, or if they are familiar to you, you have seen, read, or used them beforeverbslook/sound/seem familiar Her face looks familiar and I’m sure I’ve seen her somewhere before.adverbsstrangely/oddly familiar The writing on the envelope looked strangely familiar.slightly/vaguely familiar Her face is vaguely familiar, but I can’t remember her name.depressingly/painfully familiar Those problems sound depressingly familiar.reassuringly familiar (=familiar in a way that makes you feel relaxed) His hometown looked reassuringly familiar.sth is all too familiar (=you have experienced the same thing many times before) The problem is all too familiar to many people.nounsa familiar face/voice I recognized a familiar face – it was one of my old school friends.a familiar figure (=someone you often see somewhere) The local policeman became a familiar figure in our school.familiar surroundings (=a place you know well) It was good to be back home in more familiar surroundings. | Some women prefer to give birth in familiar surroundings and choose a home birth.a familiar landmark (=a famous building that people can recognize easily) St Paul’s Cathedral is one of London’s most familiar landmarks.a familiar sight (=something that you often see) Beggars on the street are a familiar sight.a familiar name/word The company name sounds familiar. | Rearrange the letters so that they form a familiar word.a familiar refrain (=something that you often hear people say) Parents hear the familiar refrain from their children “I’m bored!”prepositionssth is familiar to sb The name will be familiar to many people.sb is familiar with sth Are you familiar with his books?Familiar does not mean ‘connected with families’. Don’t say a familiar holiday. Say a family holiday.Familiar sounds a little formal. In everyday English, you often say that you know someone or something: Do you know Los Angeles? She knew him well.You can also say that you have heard of someone or something, when you are familiar with their name: I’m sure that I’ve heard of him from somewhere.THESAURUS: familiar be acquainted with formal to be familiar with someone or something: Readers will already be acquainted with the basic techniques of digital photography. | He was well acquainted with the work of Karl Marx. |
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