family
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fam·i·ly /ˈfæməli/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural families) 
1 closely related group 关系密切的群体 [countable]SSF a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, a father, and their children 〔尤指由父母和孩子组成的〕家庭 Do you know the family next door? 你认识隔壁那家人吗？ The Webb family still has its farm over there. 韦伯家依然保留着那里的农场。 This house isn’t big enough for a family of seven. 这房子住不下七口之家。2 all your relations 所有和你有亲属关系的人 [countable, uncountable]SSFFAMILY all the people you are related to, including those who are now dead 家族 I’m moving to Detroit because I have some family there. 我要搬到底特律，因为我有家人住在那儿。in somebody’s family That painting has been in our family (=been owned by our family) for 200 years. 那幅油画属于我们家族已有200年了。 Asthma runs in the family (=is common in the family). 这个家族有哮喘病史。n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• In senses 1 and 2, family is usually followed by a singular verb: The family now lives in London. 那家人现居伦敦。My family comes from Scotland originally. 我祖籍是苏格兰。• In British English, you can also use a plural verb: The family now live in London. 那家人现居伦敦。My family come from Scotland originally. 我祖籍是苏格兰。 3 children 孩子，子女 [countable]SSCFAMILY children 孩子 Couples with young families wouldn’t want to live here. 子女年幼的夫妻不会愿意住在这里。 They’re getting married next year, and hope to start a family (=have children) straight away. 他们准备明年结婚，并希望马上要孩子。bring up/raise a family the problems of bringing up a family on a very low income 靠微薄收入养家糊口的各种问题4. family size/pack etc a container or package containing a large amount of a product 家庭装〔供全家人用的大包装商品〕5 group of animals/things 动物/事物的一群 [countable] technicalGROUP OF THINGS a group of related animals, plants, languages etc 〔动物、植物等的〕科；〔语言的〕语族，语系the cat/parrot/squirrel etc family The cat family includes lions and tigers. 猫科动物包括狮和虎。 Spanish and Italian are part of the Romance language family. 西班牙语和意大利语属于罗曼语系。6. she’s/he’s family informal used to emphasize your connection with someone who is related to you 她/他是我的家人[自己人]7. in the family way old-fashioned pregnant 怀孕的，有身孕的 COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2adjectivesthe whole family 全家人We invited the whole family round. 我们把一家人都请了过来。all the family 全家人This is a game which all the family can enjoy. 这个游戏全家人都能玩。somebody's immediate family (=closest relations) 某人的直系亲属What if one of your immediate family were disabled? 要是你的某位直系亲属残疾了怎么办？somebody's extended family (=including not only parents and children, but also grandparents, aunts etc) 某人的大家庭She gets a lot of help from her extended family. 她从大家庭里获得了许多帮助。a large/small family 大/小家庭She came from a large family of seven children. 她来自一个有七个孩子的大家庭。a one-parent/single-parent family 单亲家庭nOne in seven families is a one-parent family.the nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children) 核心家庭，小家庭nNot everyone lives in a typical nuclear family.close/close-knit family (=a family that spends a lot of time together and gives each other support) 关系亲密的一家人nLaura's family are very close.nthe Royal family (=the king or queen and their family)The Royal Family have large estates in Scotland.nthe Smith/Jones/Brown etc familyThe Smith family are living in temporary accommodation.family + NOUNa family member/a member of the family 家庭成员The event was attended by many of his family members, including his children and grandchildren. 这次活动他家里许多人都参加了，包括他的子女和孙辈。somebody's family background 某人的家庭出身He comes from a stable family background. 他家世雄厚。a family history 家族史Is there a family history of heart disease? 有心脏病家族史吗？family life 家庭生活Some people believe that television is destroying family life. 有人认为电视正在破坏家庭生活。a family unit 家庭单位nthe breakup of the traditional family unitsomebody's family home (=where someone's family live and where they lived as a child) 某人的老家nHer family home is in a village outside Derry.a family business (=one run by members of a family) 家族企业nMy parents expected me to join the family business.a family car (=one designed for families with children) 家庭用车nIt's a practical family car that is also fun to drive.a family holiday British English, a family vacation American English: 家庭度假nMost of our family holidays were spent in the south of France.a family resemblance (=when members of the same family look like each other) 亲缘相似性nThere's a strong family resemblance between all the sisters.COMMON ERRORS ► Don't say 'my family is five', 'my family is five members/people', or 'my family is of five members/people'. Say there are five people in my family. 不要说 'my family is five', 'my family is five members/people', 或 'my family is of five members/people'. 而要说 there are five people in my family.Examples from the Corpus
family• He comes from a family of eight children.• The following computations are based on both general assumptions about all families and specific assumptions about families at specific income levels.• tigers and other members of the cat family• My extended family usually gets together at holidays.• Until recently, all she and her family could do was wait and see.• Pearl is the last surviving member of her family.• Her family came to America from Scotland in about 1750.• Only her immediate family knew she had heart disease.• Secondly, in family abuse, the history of the relationships may be of great significance in current abuse.• Various members of the Kennedy family were at the funeral.• Spanish and Italian are part of the Romance language family.• I grew up in a large family in the South.• Having an intact nuclear family does not guarantee that a child will turn out well.• Our family has lived around here for hundreds of years.• Single-parent families are much more common these days.• The cost of sending kids to college - even for a small family - is extremely high.• Do you know the family next door?• And last but not least, the baby of the family.• A lot of the families living in this area are very poor.• Predictably they will tell the adviser that they can not rehouse all those families and perhaps the tenant can contact the police.• It is their village now, just as much as it was for the old village families.• The resort isn't really the place for people with young families.runs in ... family• It's more of a case of maintaining form while others struggle, and it often runs in the family.• I told you, tiredness runs in the family.• Jimmy Souness, who was a school cleaner, had a history of heart disease which runs in the family.bring up/raise a family• Dads that are bringing up families single handedly shouldn't be forgotten either.• That meant marrying, settling down, bringing up a family, thought Lily.• Bilijana, 26, was looking forward to bringing up a family in their comfortable Sarajevo home.• The sad fact is that on an average classroom teacher's salary it is impossible to bring up a family in London.• How the quite respectable people who lived under these conditions managed to bring up families, I shall never know.• My grandfather had died early, so she was used to bringing up a family on her own.• We have found it to be the ideal way of combining pursuit of a career in medicine with bringing up a family.the cat/parrot/squirrel etc family• Most people opt for the furry friendliness of the cat family.• These markings are found on many of the cat family and are used for signalling their intentions and mood to others.Origin family (1400-1500) familia “people living in a house”, from famulus “servant”fam·i·ly noun →n GRAMMAR1 →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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fam‧i‧ly S1 W1 /ˈfæməli/
noun (plural families)
1. CLOSELY RELATED GROUP [countable] a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, a father, and their children:
Do you know the family next door?
The Webb family still has its farm over there.
[also + plural verb] British English:
The family now live in London.
This house isn’t big enough for a family of seven.
2. ALL YOUR RELATIONS [C,U also + plural verb BrE] all the people you are related to, including those who are now dead:
I’m moving to Detroit because I have some family there.
My family come from Scotland originally.
in sb’s family
That painting has been in our family (=been owned by our family) for 200 years.
Asthma runs in the family (=is common in the family).
3. CHILDREN [countable] children:
Couples with young families wouldn’t want to live here.
They’re getting married next year, and hope to start a family (=have children) straight away.
bring up/raise a family
the problems of bringing up a family on a very low income
4. family size/pack etc a container or package containing a large amount of a product
5. GROUP OF ANIMALS/THINGS [countable] technical a group of related animals, plants, languages etc
the cat/parrot/squirrel etc family
The cat family includes lions and tigers.
Spanish and Italian are part of the Romance language family.
6. she’s/he’s family informal used to emphasize your connection with someone who is related to you
7. in the family way old-fashioned pregnant
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▪the whole family We invited the whole family round.
▪all the family This is a game which all the family can enjoy.
▪somebody's immediate family (=closest relations) What if one of your immediate family were disabled?
▪somebody'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 large/small family She came from a large family of seven children.
▪a one-parent/single-parent family One in seven families is a one-parent family.
▪the nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children) Not everyone lives in a typical nuclear family.
▪close/close-knit family (=spending a lot of time together and supporting each other) Laura's family are very close.
▪the Royal family (=the king or queen and their family) The Royal Family have large estates in Scotland.
▪the Smith/Jones/Brown etc family The Smith family are living in temporary accommodation.
■ family + NOUN
▪a family member/a member of the family The event was attended by many of his family members, including his children and grandchildren.
▪somebody'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.
▪a family unit the breakup of the traditional family unit
▪somebody'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 business (=one run by members of a family) My parents expected me to join the family business.
▪a family car (=one designed for families with children) It's a practical family car that is also fun to drive.
▪a family holiday British English, 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.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'my family is five', 'my family is five members/people', or 'my family is of five members/people'. Say there are five people in my family.
fam‧i‧ly S1 W1 /ˈfæməli/
noun (plural families) Word Family: noun: familiarity ≠ unfamiliarity, family, familiarization; adjective: familiar ≠ unfamiliar, familial; verb: familiarize; adverb: familiarly
Date: 1400-1500
Origin: familia 'people living in a house', from famulus 'servant'
Origin: familia 'people living in a house', from famulus 'servant'
1. CLOSELY RELATED GROUP [countable] a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, a father, and their children:
[also + plural verb] British English:
2. ALL YOUR RELATIONS [C,U also + plural verb BrE] all the people you are related to, including those who are now dead:
in sb’s family
3. CHILDREN [countable] children:
bring up/raise a family
4. family size/pack etc a container or package containing a large amount of a product
5. GROUP OF ANIMALS/THINGS [countable] technical a group of related animals, plants, languages etc
the cat/parrot/squirrel etc family
6. she’s/he’s family informal used to emphasize your connection with someone who is related to you
7. in the family way old-fashioned pregnant
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► Do not say 'my family is five', 'my family is five members/people', or 'my family is of five members/people'. Say there are five people in my family.
Having a baby/child 怀孕
want a baby/a child/kids想要孩子 start a family生孩子 conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child怀孕 miss your period月经未按期来 become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant怀孕了；发现怀孕了 have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family有一个宝宝／一个孩子／孩子／一个儿子／一个女儿／一对双胞胎／孩子 have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth正常／历经艰难／意外怀孕；顺产；难产；在家中分娩 be in/go into/induce labour/( laborespecially
分娩；催产 have/suffer/cause a miscarriage流产；引起流产 give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins生了一个孩子／一个宝宝／一个女儿／一个儿子／一对双胞胎
Parenting 养育；抚养；教养
bring up/ ( especially
NAmE raise a child/family抚养孩子 care for/ ( especially
BrE look after a baby/child/kid照顾小孩 change ( a nappy/BrE ( a diaper/a babyNAmE 换尿布；给婴儿换尿布 feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby喂孩子；给孩子哺乳；用奶瓶喂养孩子 be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave有权利休／正在休产假／陪产假 go back/return to work after maternity leave产假后回到工作岗位 need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare需要／找到一个临时保姆／负担得起的高质量儿童保育 balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life平衡／兼顾工作与照顾小孩／抚养小孩／家庭生活 educate/teach/home-school a child/kid教育孩子；给孩子家庭教育 punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid惩罚／管教／娇惯孩子 adopt a baby/child/kid收养小孩 offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption把小孩给人收养 ( especially
BrE foster a child/kid代养小孩 be placed with/be raised by foster parents被交给寄养父母；由寄养父母抚养
