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单词 uncle
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uncle


un·cle

U0036800 (ŭng′kəl)n.1. a. The brother of one's mother or father.b. The husband of a sibling of one's mother or father.2. Used as a form of address for an older man, especially by children.3. A kindly counselor.4. Slang A pawnbroker.5. Uncle Uncle Sam.Idiom: cry/say uncle Informal To indicate a willingness to give up a fight or surrender: tickled my brother until he cried uncle.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin avunculus, maternal uncle; see awo- in Indo-European roots.]

uncle

(ˈʌŋkəl) n1. a brother of one's father or mother2. the husband of one's aunt3. a term of address sometimes used by children for a male friend of their parents4. slang a pawnbroker[C13: from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus; related to Latin avus grandfather]

un•cle

(ˈʌŋ kəl)

n. 1. a brother of one's father or mother. 2. an aunt's husband. 3. a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man. 4. (cap.) Uncle Sam. Idioms: say or cry uncle, to concede defeat. [1250–1300; < Old French < Latin avunculus mother's brother; akin to Old English èam uncle, Latin avus grandfather]
Thesaurus
Noun1.uncle - the brother of your father or motheruncle - the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your auntgranduncle, great-uncle - an uncle of your father or motherkinsman - a male relativeaunt, auntie, aunty - the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
2.uncle - a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

uncle

nounRelated words
adjective avuncular
Translations
伯父叔叔或舅舅叔父舅父

uncle

(ˈaŋkl) noun the brother of a person's father or mother, or the husband of an aunt. He's my uncle; Hallo, Uncle Jim! 伯父,叔父,舅父 伯父,叔父,舅父

uncle

叔叔或舅舅zhCN

uncle


Uncle!

An exclamation of defeat or a plea for mercy, especially in an informal physical contest of some kind. Uncle! Uncle! Let me out of this headlock already!

Uncle

verbSee Uncle Sam
See:
  • (well) I'll be a monkey's uncle
  • a Dutch uncle
  • an Uncle Tom
  • Bob's your uncle
  • cry uncle
  • cry/say uncle
  • Dutch uncle
  • Dutch uncle, talk (to one) like a
  • everybody and his brother
  • everybody and his uncle
  • everyone and his uncle
  • holler uncle
  • I'll be a monkey's uncle
  • I'll be a monkey's uncle!
  • monkey's uncle
  • monkey's uncle, I'll be/am a
  • Mr. Whiskers
  • say uncle
  • say uncle, to
  • talk to
  • Uncle
  • Uncle nab
  • Uncle Sam
  • Uncle Sid
  • Uncle Sugar
  • Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all
  • Uncle Tom Cobley and all
  • Uncle Whiskers
  • Uncle!
EncyclopediaSeecry

Uncle


A regional term for Federal agents of the DEA—Drug Enforcement Administration

UNCLE


AcronymDefinition
UNCLEUnited Network Command for Law Enforcement
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UNCLEUnusual Nut-Case Lays of Ea (J.R.R. Tolkein humor website)
UNCLEUnderstanding Nitrogen and Carbohydrate Metabolism for Legume Engineering
UNCLEUnix Network for Computer Security in Law Enforcement

uncle


  • noun

Antonyms for uncle

noun the brother of your father or mother

Related Words

  • granduncle
  • great-uncle
  • kinsman

Antonyms

  • aunt
  • auntie
  • aunty

noun a source of help and advice and encouragement

Related Words

  • benefactor
  • helper
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