| 词组 | family |
| 释义 | family /ˈfæməli/ noun a group of people who are related to each otheradjectives/nouns + familya large/big/small family He came from a large family and had four sisters.a wealthy/rich/well-off family She was from a wealthy family and did not need to work.a poor/low-income/disadvantaged family Children from poor families are less likely to go to university.a young family (=with young children) It’s not easy bringing up a young family on your own.the whole family/the entire family/all the family We have invited the whole family to our house for Christmas. | This is a game which all the family can enjoy.the Smith/Jones/Brown etc family The Smith family are living in temporary accommodation.the royal family (=the king or queen and their family) The royal family have large estates in Scotland.sb’s immediate family (=closest relations) What if one of your immediate family were disabled?sb’s extended family (=including not only parents and children, but also grandparents, aunts etc) She gets a lot of help from her extended family.a one-parent/single-parent family Many of the kids are from one-parent families.a two-parent family The traditional two-parent family was seen as the best way of bringing up children.a nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children) Not everyone lives in a typical nuclear family.a close/close-knit family (=spending a lot of time together and supporting each other) Laura’s family are very close.a dysfunctional family formal (=a family with bad relationships between the members) Children from dysfunctional families need special help.verbscome from a family He comes from a family of doctors.start a family (=start to have children) She wanted to get married and start a family.bring up/raise a family (=look after children until they are grown up) You can work as well as bringing up a family.support your family (=provide the money and things they need) He works hard to support his family.have family somewhere I moved to Australia because I had family there.sth runs in the family (=used to say that many members have an illness, feature, ability etc) Depression runs in my family.family + nounsa family member/a member of the family He lost two members of his family in the disaster.sb’s family background He comes from a stable family background.a family history Is there a family history of heart disease?family life Some people believe that television is destroying family life.family ties (=connections between people who are related to each other) The family ties began to weaken, as younger members of the family moved away.a family unit formal (=a family that lives together) They thought it was important to preserve the family unit.a family business (=one run by members of a family) My parents expected me to join the family business.sb’s family home (=where someone’s family live and where they lived as a child) Her family home is in a village outside Derry.a family car (=one designed for families with children) It’s a practical family car that is also fun to drive.a family holiday BrE a family vacation AmE Most of our family holidays were spent in the south of France.a family resemblance (=when members of the same family look like each other) There’s a strong family resemblance between all the sisters.prepositionsa family of four/five etc This house isn’t big enough for a family of seven.in sb’s family Everyone in my family is smarter than me. Don’t say My family is five. Say There are five people in my family. |
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