| 单词 | family |
| 释义 | family (fæmɪli ) Word forms: families 1. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] A1 A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children. There's room in there for a family of five. [+ of] His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides. To him the family is the core of society. Does he have any family? Synonyms: relations, people, children, issue 2. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] B1+ When people talk about a family, they sometimes mean children. They decided to start a family. ...couples with large families. 3. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] B1 When people talk about their family, they sometimes mean their ancestors. Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century. ...homes where their families had lived for generations. ...the history of mental illness in the family. Synonyms: ancestors, forebears, parentage, forefathers 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 You can use family to describe things that belong to a particular family. He returned to the family home. I was working in the family business. 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 You can use family to describe things that are designed to be used or enjoyed by both parents and children. It had been designed as a family house. A wedding is a family event. 6. countable noun A family of animals or plants is a group of related species. ...foods in the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts. Synonyms: species, group, class, system Quotations: The family - that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escapeDear Octopus All happy families are alike, but every unhappy one is unhappy in its own wayAnna Karenina Blood is thicker than water Collocations: average family The average British family now has 1.9 kids. The Sun (2010) Paying energy bills is now the top financial concern of the average family. The Sun (2015) We are an average family with an average house. The Sun (2016) The couple had been having fertility treatment since 2013 following the end of a family feud. The Sun (2016) Meanwhile, in real life, the actress was embroiled in a family feud that would have made a chilling whodunnit. Times, Sunday Times (2017) What began as a family feud on the right has evolved into a schism on the left. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But to hear his rivals tell it, a family feud inspired his rebellion. Smithsonian Mag (2017) We add a 675 m investment portfolio and past dividends to the family fortune. Times, Sunday Times (2014) That is not to say the financial crisis has left the family fortune or reputation completely unscathed. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The family fortune, built on 19th century lacemaking technology, was now focused on property and housebuilding. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He has been obsessed with rebuilding the family fortune to what it once was, which he has done. ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH Bring a board game to your next family gathering. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As at every good family gathering, it's the cheesy tunes that really get the party started. Times, Sunday Times With eight bedrooms it's a great venue for a family gathering, with masses of space. Times, Sunday Times Make sure arrangements in connection to a forthcoming family gathering are set in stone. The Sun I went to a family gathering recently and half of my extended family didn't recognise me! The Sun As her family gathers on her birthday, cats fly out of the bag, screeching. Times, Sunday Times We want our singles to become especially at home in the sanctuary, where our family gathers for worship. Christianity Today Buy a family devotional book and do one each day after breakfast or dinner, or whenever your whole family gathers around the table. Christianity Today As temperatures drop and days become darker, the kitchen becomes the place where the family gathers and rests. Times, Sunday Times On a cold winter's evening a family gathers in the living room, three generations laughing and joking together, pleasant moments that will linger in the memory. Times, Sunday Times My grandchildren have expressed an interest so maybe it could become a family heirloom. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It's become a family heirloom. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He said he had cried watching Antiques Roadshow when some family heirloom was found to be worth thousands. Times, Sunday Times (2013) So on a family holiday in France she hit the bleach and went blonde again. The Sun (2012) Some may be brazen enough to ask bluntly if they could borrow it for a family holiday when you're not using it. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The following year her parents did not organise the usual family holiday abroad: instead they all took off for Glastonbury in a camper van. Times, Sunday Times (2013) With its own secluded sandy beach and huge range of facilities, activities and entertainment it's the perfect family holiday destination. The Sun (2017) She painted a picture of a normal, happy family household. Times, Sunday Times It can lead to confused feelings as they struggle to make sense of the conflicting values and rules within the family household. The Sun University students returning from halls at the end of term would automatically rejoin their family household and therefore not be treated as a separate one. The Sun But, they added, it 'was a cry for help that would never be heard in the family household in which she lived'. The Sun But in the past 40 years there has been a significant decrease in the number of people living within a 'family household', fuelled by the rise in divorce and cohabitation. Times, Sunday Times Strewth, where's the family loyalty? The Sun (2018) Your confidence is boosted because family loyalty is there for you. The Sun (2013) Pride, conviction and family loyalty have held sway. Times, Sunday Times (2017) A similar approach to self-treatment is attempting to work positively with a family member or friend. Times, Sunday Times (2007) How does the father's alcoholism affect each family member? Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995) Having a family member already in the business is also a big advantage. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It is like a domineering family member who is financially exploiting us. The Sun (2016) It's a great family outing and you'll also enjoy the views of the island with its ancient ruins. The Sun And what a relief to enjoy a family outing without being cajoled into buying a battery-powered toy. Times, Sunday Times Brave choice of clothing for a family outing. The Sun It was a private family outing which belonged to that part of life which was protected by the broader right of personal autonomy. Times, Sunday Times This would be our family outing. Times, Sunday Times Her family owned a fishing permit valued at about $210,000 before the spill. Houston Chronicle (2001) The independent breweries, many family owned and handed down through generations, were major employers. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Furthermore, four of the five biggest risers within the listing are family owned. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He described it as a 'very normal family portrait, frenetic and rushed'. The Sun It would have made the perfect family portrait. Times, Sunday Times And in a triple-dip recession, who's going to spend 380 on a family portrait in a shopping mall? Times, Sunday Times It was a family portrait with a difference. Times, Sunday Times The diary proves an invaluable aide-memoire to a charming and affectionate family portrait, honest, witty and wise in its reflections on the times he grew up in. Times, Sunday Times It also takes account of levels of family poverty in a school. Times, Sunday Times His claims of having cut family poverty from 50% to 33% have been disputed by former members of his own administration. Times, Sunday Times We know what family poverty causes: hunger, stunted life chances and insecurity. Times, Sunday Times In 2013, the school's enrollment was 317 pupils with 24% of pupils receiving a federal free or reduced price meals due to family poverty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The school had 700 pupils in grades 6th through 8th, with 159 students receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When a distant family relative dies without a will, relatives in line for an inheritance may rely on the work of probate researchers or genealogy companies. Times, Sunday Times It was also seen in individuals who had a close family relative with bowel cancer, which normally raises the lifetime risk between two to four times. Times, Sunday Times This mourning cap can be worn when mourning a personal friend or a family relative. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Reportedly he chose to go into medicine because a family relative asked him if he was good at math, and he answered no. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, this deregulation-obsessed government intends to hand permission and, implicitly, responsibility for evidencegathering and surveillance to family relatives. Times, Sunday Times The importance of family ties and dynastic habits has long been observed by modern historians of the crusades. The Times Literary Supplement Your home life moves more smoothly now you can accept differences of opinion matter less than family ties. The Sun They are usually tied to an area, by work or family ties. Times, Sunday Times It's a poignant study of family ties being tested by time and distance. Times, Sunday Times Family ties that have been tested start to feel secure again. The Sun Although few appreciate it, advertisers have shaped the meal as much as family tradition. Smithsonian Mag Should he get an education or stick with family tradition and move away to tend cattle? The Sun The family was on their way to the grandparent's house-that was the family tradition. Christianity Today It became a family tradition to put off the event but now the six siblings want to make it a family occasion. Times, Sunday Times This wariness sug- gests that he was, by instinct and family tradition, respectable and conservative, which makes his choice of the acting profession even odder. Times, Sunday Times At the turn of the 20th century, the island had 100 inhabitants but that has dwindled to a single farming family and the wardens. Times, Sunday Times The mill and buildings were sold to a farming family. Times,Sunday Times The broadcaster meets people connected with the station, from the farming family whose land was overshadowed, to retired engineers. Times, Sunday Times The last of five sons, he was born into an impoverished farming family in 1971. Times, Sunday Times His cave home, still occupied by a farming family, became the village meeting spot. Times, Sunday Times My mother had to somehow feed a family of 11 with one chicken. Times, Sunday Times (2008) How much money do you need to feed a family for a month? Times, Sunday Times (2016) You'd have fed a family of eight on what you've just spent. The Sun (2008) The children have lived with five foster families in three years. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A single father spent his final months finding a foster family for his four-year-old son. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Yet in the loving environment of the foster family he is currently with, he has flourished. The Sun (2008) He also seeks out his granddaughter; the seventh generation of his family to attend the school. Times, Sunday Times Being the fifth generation of a family pottery business has its advantages. Times, Sunday Times He was the fifth generation of his family to take over the shop. Times, Sunday Times Citing the statistic that only 1% of homes house three generations of a family, this successful series bridges the generation gap in rewarding style. Times, Sunday Times He was in the first generation of his family to go to university. Times, Sunday Times With a growing family, we needed a bigger house. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Building bungalows would provide accommodation for growing families stuck in flats. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Do you remember when people carriers and 4 x4s were the sensible cars for the growing family? The Sun (2011) The housing authority was therefore in breach of its main duty if it did no more than leave a homeless family at home. Times, Sunday Times Underneath the windowshelf, a homeless family have made a bed for themselves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today the city council will propose buying houses outside the city for homeless families. Times, Sunday Times They argue that the long-term consequences will be more homeless families in temporary accommodation, longer waiting lists and more families being forced into private renting. Times, Sunday Times Among the most pitiful of those waiting for help are 15,000 homeless families. Times, Sunday Times Private funeral service for immediate family only. Times, Sunday Times (2018) We have only partial information about our preferences, which becomes sketchier as we extend the circle beyond immediate family. Times, Sunday Times (2013) His immediate family, as well as Mama's, had been wiped out in a pogrom many years ago. LASTING TREASURES (2002) She is the youngest of a large, boisterous family. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Your new partner will come from a large, loving family. The Sun (2010) It is a good option for larger families. Times, Sunday Times (2010) She came from a loving family. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They are such a loving, happy family. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Through the past three years he benefited from the support of a loving family. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It's a big deal for anyone, but for a low-income family, it's lifechanging. Times, Sunday Times For the gift drive, they go from setting up booths to wrapping and distributing gifts to the low-income family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For a low-income family, pricing plays a larger role than taste and quality in whether the food will be purchased. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Low-income families, not only in less affluent regions, are struggling and the numbers claiming universal credit have surged as unemployment rises. Times,Sunday Times At the same time there was an increase of 15% in births among low-income families. Times, Sunday Times Did we, a five-a-day, high-fibre, low-salt, middle-class family, need a carob bean lo-cal sweetener? Times, Sunday Times (2010) His is not a story of rags to riches, because he was born into a middle-class family. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It was the urban middle-class family 's dream. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They are the sort of genteel and gentle upper middle-class family whose manners and good taste recall another time. Times, Sunday Times (2006) His prosperous upper middle-class family were predominantly civil servants and academics. Thinking the Unthinkable (1994) It would take a middle-income family, on £26,000, 96 years of saving every penny to accumulate the average wealth of the top 10 per cent. Times,Sunday Times It now takes 22 years for a middle-income family to save the average deposit for a first home. Times, Sunday Times He was born to a strict, middle-income family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have to demonstrate that they are affordable to those who come from low and middle-income families as well. Times, Sunday Times Though details are being kept under wraps, officials say help will be directed towards small businesses and low and middle-income families. Times, Sunday Times The biggest storage issue for many modern families is the pram. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Here are some entertaining ideas for modern families. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The idea of the show, basically, is that a modern family is sent back in time. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I come from a musical family. The Sun (2012) What's it like being in such a musical family? The Sun (2015) Growing up in such a musical family, was music always going to be your career? The Sun (2008) Members offering to help are given information about how to contact the needy family. Christianity Today What about contributions that designate a needy family? Christianity Today Common examples-contributions that designate a specific project or activity (such as the building fund, or a new van), or a particular missionary, student, or needy family. Christianity Today The initiative sustains dozens of needy families from various areas who will receive food hampers every month. ST Why can't this grub be passed on to needy families? The Sun Hundreds of ordinary working families were also conned, leaving many of them pennilesss. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We are just an ordinary family. Times, Sunday Times (2019) But millions of ordinary families will find the cost of their holidays rising yet again. The Sun (2019) In a huge, poor family, that was how he learnt teamwork. Times, Sunday Times I was born into a very poor family. Times, Sunday Times His poor family must be experiencing such a mixture of emotions. The Sun The tale of a poor family comprehensively conning a rich one, it's by turns hilarious, sobering and wildly imaginative. Times, Sunday Times He said that he came from a poor family, had not finished primary school and had worked as a labourer. Times, Sunday Times I was happy to see a prominent family be proud of their son and have a modern attitude. Times, Sunday Times His was a prominent family. Times, Sunday Times She comes from a prominent family. The Sun The property for the school was donated by a prominent family at the time who supported educational endeavors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But she soon received a wedding proposal from a guy who has everything prominent family, good looks, and wealth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wokingham has been named as the best place to raise a family. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I was trying to balance raising a young family and working full-time. The Sun (2012) He remarried, raised a family, and experienced the normal range of joys and sorrows. Christianity Today (2000) Many refugee families arrive in Amman after exhausting all other options. Christianity Today (2000) Before you met the Somali family, did you have experiences with refugee families? Christianity Today (2000) We are working with a refugee family who can share their story with us as well. Christianity Today (2000) That would not require those selected to become full-time legislators, nor to relocate their families. The Times Literary Supplement The film-makers have hired local social workers to help relocate the families into safe and clean housing. The Sun His father worked for a large corporation and relocated the family frequently as his career advanced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The family were reunited at Heathrow yesterday morning. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Luck is building for a recently reunited family. The Sun (2007) On successfully reuniting the family, she was amazed to witness it swim off apparently none the worse for its ordeal. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In an absolute monarchy where the ruling family control almost every aspect of the business environment, all that money flows to them. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The sheikh is a member of the ruling family in Qatar and has a background in the military and aviation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He is married to a princess from his country 's ruling family. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Instead, attention focused on the bronze medal won by the showjumping team led by a member of the Saudi ruling family. The Sun (2012) The ruling family can trace its history back centuries. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This sober documentary looks at how her quest for gender reassignment surgery has affected her and her supportive family. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I just plugged away and had a supportive family, managed to do well. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Most elite competitors in sport have a supportive family. Times, Sunday Times (2011) She is lucky in having a supportive family. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A pupil from a troubled family has gone missing. Times,Sunday Times The story follows the consequences of one ill-considered action on the lives of an already troubled family. Christianity Today But just as things are looking up for the troubled family, disaster awaits them on the pirate ship... The Sun Her major storylines have centered around their friendship and relationship, as well as her troubled family background and her continual rule-breaking. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She argued these laws encourage unnecessary reporting and discouraged neighbors from directly helping the troubled family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I still go down to the West Country regularly to visit family. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The pair are from Nottingham but were visiting family at the time. The Sun (2017) My dad is Jamaican and I love getting out there to visit family. The Sun (2013) She grew up in a wealthy family and attended a finishing school in Switzerland. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Their rarity is down to their status as the chief asset of a wealthy family. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Why did such a wealthy family need to fund the marriage of its grandson through a tacky magazine deal? The Sun (2008) If you're single, your new love has a wealthy family background. The Sun (2013) So saddle up and take the whole family for a spin. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The manservant in his evidence before a commission of inquiry said that death was a deliverance for the whole family. Times, Sunday Times (2018) For dinner the whole family ate healthy chillis and stir-fries. The Sun (2006) My feelings inside are it's as if my whole family and dogs have been in a car accident and all died. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Jupiter contacts the sun to add a touch of luck to a plan that means a lot to the whole family. The Sun (2010) We were a working-class family and my mam and dad didn't have a whole lot of money. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I was brought up in a working-class family. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We are from a working-class family and we know what it is like to have something taken away from you. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I was brought up by a good working-class family who were very, very hard workers. Times, Sunday Times (2007) His father worked long hours to support his young family. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This will probably appeal to a young commuter family. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The man said he missed his young family, but could earn more in the UK than in Goa. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 家庭 Japanese: 家族 |
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