| 单词 | familiar |
| 释义 | familiar (fəmɪliəʳ ) 1. adjective B1+ If someone or something is familiar to you, you recognize them or know them well. He talked of other cultures as if they were more familiar to him than his own. [+ to] They are already familiar faces on our TV screens. ...the familiar names of long-established local firms. Synonyms: well-known, household, everyday, recognized familiarity (fəmɪliærɪti ) uncountable noun Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face. Synonyms: disrespect, forwardness, overfamiliarity, liberties Synonyms: friendliness, friendship, intimacy, closeness 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun] B1+ If you are familiar with something, you know or understand it well. Lesinko is quite familiar with Central Television. He worked there for 25 years. Most people are familiar with this figure from Wagner's opera. familiarity uncountable noun The enemy would always have the advantage of familiarity with the rugged terrain. [+ with] Synonyms: disrespect, forwardness, overfamiliarity, liberties Synonyms: friendliness, friendship, intimacy, closeness Synonyms: acquaintance, experience, understanding, knowledge 3. adjective If someone you do not know well behaves in a familiar way towards you, they treat you very informally in a way that you might find offensive. [disapproval] The driver of that taxi-cab seemed to me familiar to the point of impertinence. John's 'crime' was being too familiar with the manager and calling him Gouldy. Synonyms: disrespectful, forward, bold, presuming familiarity uncountable noun ...the familiarity with which her host greeted the head waiter. Synonyms: disrespect, forwardness, overfamiliarity, liberties Synonyms: friendliness, friendship, intimacy, closeness familiarly adverb 'Gerald, isn't it?' I began familiarly. Collocations: familiar feel That said, much of the proposed legislation had a familiar feel. Times,Sunday Times Otherwise, the day's speculation had a familiar feel. Times, Sunday Times We all know what happened two days later - so this week's events have a familiar feel to them. The Sun A separation will make what felt safe and familiar feel insecure and unsafe. Times,Sunday Times Despite this huge change, there's still a familiar feel to them. Times,Sunday Times I tried to keep to that familiar format, but used elements that looked different. Christianity Today A familiar format, but well-crafted and engrossing. Times, Sunday Times The promising four-parter follows a familiar format: workers going about their unglamorous business as viewers see behind the scenes of a national utility, with a deadpan commentary setting the tone. Times, Sunday Times This series takes a familiar format to new heights of car-crash incredulity. Times, Sunday Times It was a well-edited newspaper, its size and familiar format developed gradually. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even in light-polluted city skies the three form a familiar landmark and guide to the rest of the disc. Times, Sunday Times Reception of the work, which has become a familiar landmark, has improved over time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The photographs show an instantly recognisable city although many now familiar landmarks are noticeable by their absence because they had yet to be conceived. Times, Sunday Times This time more of the familiar landmarks were on display, although the settings twisted them into provocative new shapes. Times, Sunday Times Streets seem to shift, houses to change location, familiar landmarks can no longer be found. The Times Literary Supplement For us, it's a familiar landscape that isn't going to change. Times,Sunday Times It liberates our senses, turning a familiar landscape into fantastic sculptures. Times,Sunday Times But both involve a fear of difference, of physical change in a familiar landscape and of powerlessness. Times, Sunday Times My original landscape etchings are bits and pieces of a familiar landscape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The latter loved the city's 'prickly grace' despite believing that it 'offers no unforgettable landmark, no universally familiar melody, no unmistakable cuisine'. Times, Sunday Times And so, in ever more familiar melodies, the band shall play on into season four. Times, Sunday Times Particularly with old friends, their stories come up like familiar melodies blended with new rhythms. Globe and Mail A patient can undergo brain damage that renders him/her unable to recognize familiar melodies that are presented without words. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The patients can often respond to familiar melodies and are able to sing along. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its flowers are large golden cups, which have given it its other familiar name of kingcup. Times, Sunday Times When it comes to your love life, putting a face to a familiar name sparks attraction. The Sun By the time you read this at least one other familiar name will be gone. Times, Sunday Times Fears of hearing a familiar name are rarely justified but this time, they were. Times, Sunday Times But he was disappointed not to see one familiar name on the list. The Sun If you could take a familiar object out of its context, you could play with its meaning, offer multiple perspectives and multiple interpretations. Times, Sunday Times Yet sales of this familiar object are likely to be surpassed by tablet devices next year. Times, Sunday Times Her anxieties about certain things - being left at a party, loud music or something as simple as a familiar object being in the wrong place - also worry me. Times, Sunday Times Appropriating a familiar object to make an art work can prevent the artist claiming copyright ownership. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Whereas familiar objects such as lines, planes or solid bodies have one, two or three dimensions, fractals may (and often do) have a fractional dimension. Times, Sunday Times This was to prove a grimly familiar pattern as the relief operation gathered pace. Times, Sunday Times The growing pains of tech companies have taken on a familiar pattern. Times, Sunday Times These events follow what has become an all too familiar pattern. Times,Sunday Times Following a familiar pattern, it seems likely that the government will delay holding the meaningful vote. Times, Sunday Times The winners have dried up and pundits are pointing to a familiar pattern. Times, Sunday Times He was, in a familiar phrase, following the science. Times,Sunday Times He looks for a familiar phrase to be the punchline and then invents the joke to go with it. Times, Sunday Times Under their thumb - now that's a familiar phrase. Times, Sunday Times Over the years the term flaming has become almost obsolete, and the term trolling has become a familiar phrase. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It led to a familiar phrase of the time, incineration without representation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Another familiar refrain, equally as disingenuous, is the sound of jockeys distancing themselves from any prospect of becoming champion. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The familiar refrain that school days are the happiest of your life is much disputed now but few doubt that the years spent at university are pivotal. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It was a familiar refrain. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is a familiar refrain about privatised industries. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This turns out to be a familiar refrain. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Its familiar rhythm swells into symphonies of new ideas when you walk alone. Times, Sunday Times And so we settle into the familiar rhythm. Times, Sunday Times Arsenal passes started to find their target, players seemed to know their position and an old, familiar rhythm returned to their game. The Sun They were going about their usual business, building up their familiar rhythm, playing with smiles on their faces, at ease in their surroundings. Times, Sunday Times Many of the poems here, however, are fluent variations on old tunes, riding familiar rhythms of set-up and punchline. Times, Sunday Times Then, in a familiar ritual, the performer in him kicked in. Times, Sunday Times So there was the familiar ritual of families stripping out their homes of everything damaged by the flood waters. Times, Sunday Times In what became a familiar ritual last week in the vieux port, riot police moved in, firing tear gas. Times, Sunday Times In this story of a dark family muddle she examines the worth of nostalgia; do family trinkets and familiar rituals help or hinder us? Times, Sunday Times Yet the variations on this familiar scenario make for a commendable and witty read. Times, Sunday Times What a depressingly familiar scenario. Times, Sunday Times Here's an increasingly familiar scenario. Times, Sunday Times It's a familiar scenario, we've all been there. Times, Sunday Times There are two familiar scenarios under which a retail business can find itself in difficulty. Times, Sunday Times Now this so familiar scene suddenly looks so wrong, so guilt-inducing. Times, Sunday Times Asking him about his poor final round last night was a spooky, familiar scene. Times, Sunday Times It only takes a short break and suddenly, magically, you're observing a previously familiar scene in a whole new light. Times, Sunday Times But while the bedroom may now be a familiar scene in much costume drama, there remains something distinct about its visualization here. The Times Literary Supplement It was during that time street stalls selling clothes succeeded the previous newspaper offices as the familiar scene of the street. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As well as rain, the storm had brought in that familiar scent of a cup shock. The Sun A bit like vanilla, it amplifies harrison mark the sweetness of what you're cooking and fills the kitchen with a comfortingly familiar scent. Times, Sunday Times Allegedly the familiar scent would help recall the necessary facts and figures. Times, Sunday Times Different individuals have their own way of describing familiar scents and aromas based on their unique experiences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Games end up following a familiar script. Times, Sunday Times It was such a familiar script. Times, Sunday Times These games usually follow a familiar script. Times, Sunday Times It's a familiar script and a worn-out template. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was at this point that the familiar script everyone expected had again appeared. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But you can have a new experience in a familiar setting. The Sun Judgment day, though, will come in a familiar setting this month. Times, Sunday Times They play a vital role in helping to bond communities and to provide a familiar setting for sociable and responsible drinking. Times, Sunday Times These early episodes are, for those hoping to return to the familiar setting they remember, disappointing. The Times Literary Supplement A drama program usually features a set of actors in a somewhat familiar setting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A massive spherical bubble eclipsed the familiar shape where we expected its head to be. Christianity Today The storms spiral into a familiar shape and gather more strength, turn into tropical storms and are given a name. Times, Sunday Times Our lives have a certain shape and any change to that familiar shape can be profoundly uncomfortable. Times,Sunday Times It's such a familiar shape. Times, Sunday Times It isn't a familiar shape, exactly, but your brain tries constantly to impose a known shape on it. Times, Sunday Times When he announces a familiar song, people cheer. Times, Sunday Times The familiar song that sounds like short bursts on a sewing machine comes from the species called the meadow grasshopper. Times, Sunday Times Their conversational exchanges are like hearing a familiar song brought back to life by really great musicians. Times, Sunday Times In this study, eleven amusic individuals and eleven controls were asked to sing a familiar song using the lyrics first, and then using the syllable la. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Praise be, some of the familiar songs still sound sweet. Times, Sunday Times That drought was ended by a familiar source. Times, Sunday Times Despite the disruptions of the first fortnight, which have overshadowed the three drawn warm-up matches, a familiar source of conflict has lain dormant. Times, Sunday Times It might be shockingly bleak and brutally familiar source material, but terrific performances and the raw, high-octane poetry of the language give this show a real buzz. Times, Sunday Times The drive by big banks to close branches has become a familiar source of conflict with politicians and community groups. Times, Sunday Times Villa were in need of inspiration and it arrived in devastating fashion in the 25th minute from a familiar source. Times, Sunday Times A bold end to an original version of a familiar tale. Times, Sunday Times Previously it had been an unfortunately familiar tale of a poor final ball. Times, Sunday Times It's such a familiar tale to plenty of blokes. The Sun For the home supporters it was an all too familiar tale. The Sun Still, the ones on display tell a familiar tale: statutory pre-tax losses of £264 million after a net exceptional charge of £1.04 billion. Times,Sunday Times The silhouette visited familiar terrain: tiny draped skirts and stretchy tulle tops over narrow trousers. Times, Sunday Times Throughout the three volumes it has been comprehensive and subtle, breaking new ground while being surefooted on familiar terrain. Times,Sunday Times Familiar terrain can become smoothed out, with snow rounding off edges and angles, creating a more mellow landscape. Times, Sunday Times Soldiers fighting on unfamiliar ground can become disoriented more easily than on familiar terrain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He recognizes the familiar terrain, such as his family's farm, but feels like a stranger. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This is familiar territory for Sewell. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Back on familiar territory to face his old club and the team he regards as the best in the world. The Sun (2016) It is familiar territory for the Riverside Stadium. Times, Sunday Times (2017) This is familiar territory for Rose. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But, as lessons go, it had a very familiar tone. Times, Sunday Times I kick th bath - it answers in a low familiar tone. The Times Literary Supplement It found, however, that big news brands were valued by customers because they provided a familiar tone and personality, as well as reliable and good-quality information. Times, Sunday Times The warm smile that crinkles his eyes around the edges sets a familiar tone, making it easy to tell him the story of how we met once before, in 1984. Times, Sunday Times One can put someone at ease by speaking in a familiar tone or intonation, or one can intimidate or alienate someone by speaking more formally. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As you near the top of the stairs, you hear a familiar tune on an old violin. Christianity Today A familiar tune and cherished words can enlarge the faith housed within a shriveled frame. Christianity Today It's a familiar tune for audiences that like to sing along. Times, Sunday Times For almost every week's service, he wrote a hymn to be sung to a familiar tune. Christianity Today Hum a familiar tune to yourself. Times, Sunday Times When it comes to your love life, putting a face to a familiar voice sparks a mutual attraction. The Sun Or you could meet someone new - and a newcomer with a familiar voice has a lot to offer. The Sun It could be hearing a familiar voice in an unexpected place that turns liking into loving. The Sun I hear a familiar voice cry from my half-right. Times, Sunday Times Luck calls your name in a familiar voice. The Sun It helped us non-classical types that so many of the scores were instantly familiar. Times, Sunday Times Experts say advertisers chose 80s songs as they are instantly familiar to middle-aged shoppers. The Sun It's his voice that stands out - rich, gravelly and instantly familiar. The Sun If single, the way a new face feels instantly familiar signals love. The Sun The ebb and flow of the game, its tempo and intensity, the euphoric goal celebrations, were instantly familiar. Times, Sunday Times Its team included engineering test pilots who were intimately familiar with the plane and its systems. Times, Sunday Times The authors are intimately familiar with the history of the modern intelligence community. Times, Sunday Times He grew up in the desert and became intimately familiar with it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was intimately familiar with the terrain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As with all scuba equipment, the diver must be intimately familiar with this configuration and have the ability to access any of the equipment easily if it should be needed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was all oddly familiar. THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003) But the album seemed oddly familiar. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This obscure assertion sounded oddly familiar, and again I experienced the déjà vu phenomenon which had been haunting me for so long. ULTIMATE PRIZES I was brought up to think that a nod of the head or a brief handshake was sufficiently polite, while avoiding being overly familiar. Times, Sunday Times We've all known occasions when an overly familiar touch on the shoulder sends a shock wave of recoil. Christianity Today This isn't a club, or place, overly familiar with being the centre of attention. Times,Sunday Times You will recognise most of the footage: it's overly familiar from every remembrance eulogy. Times, Sunday Times We can lose the meaning of the story when we become overly familiar with its telling. Christianity Today The sights and sounds are now painfully familiar. Times, Sunday Times It's a painfully familiar experience for air travellers. Times, Sunday Times Who started what fight ... sound painfully familiar? The Sun You had to admire their defiance, while fearing that the reality might be all too painfully familiar. Times, Sunday Times Even the strangest events in this sure-footed collection are painfully familiar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The buses and nursing have long gone, but as she trundles into the cafe near her home, she looks reassuringly familiar. Times, Sunday Times The clothes would also seem reassuringly familiar to this clientele, borrowing elements from their favourite more expensive brands. Times, Sunday Times Taste and smell go hand in hand and therefore these fragrances offer reassuringly familiar feelings. The Sun It's a comfort blanket with buttons, a reassuringly familiar sanctuary amidst the chaos of everyday life. The Sun However, here the chief delight was also reassuringly familiar: watching wealthy people having a terrible time. Times,Sunday Times It's stressful to watch, but sadly familiar for the regular commuter. Times,Sunday Times So far, in these gloomy times, so sadly familiar. The Sun And yet there are ways of fighting this war, and its aftermath, without ending up in the sadly familiar morass. Times, Sunday Times It has become a sadly familiar sight. Times, Sunday Times A total of 26 for three looked sadly familiar. Times, Sunday Times I couldn't help finding some of the descriptions of the owl's courtship display strangely familiar. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Watching a series such as this makes the past seem at once distant and strangely familiar. Times, Sunday Times (2012) To our left was a rock that looked strangely familiar. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The band have performed the difficult trick of writing music that seems both strangely familiar and shiny and new. Times, Sunday Times (2008) She only 'vaguely' recognises faces in the 'utterly familiar' neighbourhood. Times, Sunday Times The seats, the door handles, the heating controls: everything about it was utterly familiar. Times, Sunday Times That means a glossy look, a predictable array of characters and an utterly familiar form of storytelling. Globe and Mail These vines seem vaguely familiar from florist's shops, though here they grow on a giant scale. THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004) Certainly her husband, pushing their trolley, seemed vaguely familiar. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Something about this catalogue seems vaguely familiar. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Look at photographs of them and they may appear vaguely familiar. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He began talking to a nice woman who seemed vaguely familiar. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 熟悉的 Japanese: よく知られている |
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