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in-laws

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈin-laws noun [plural] informal  SSFFAMILYyour relatives by marriage, especially the father and mother of your husband or wife 姻亲〔尤指公婆或岳父母〕 mother-in-law, father-in-law We have to spend Christmas with the in-laws. 我们得和姻亲们一起过圣诞节。
Examples from the Corpus
in-lawsThen wash up, change your clothes, and come greet your future in-laws.But without the financial support from her in-laws it was difficult to continue, so she returned home without completing the program.Her elder sister had married and moved to her in-laws.I understand they were both hoping for a child, as well as his in-laws.Jimmy: Because his in-laws live there.We lived with my in-laws until we had enough money to buy a house of our own.My in-laws are coming to visit next week.My in-laws didn't know - I didn't tell them.Elizabeth and her children were kicked out of the Wartburg castle by the in-laws.Providence saw fit to favour me with wonderful in-laws.
ˈin-laws nounChineseSyllable
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in-laws
ˈin-laws noun [plural] informal
your relatives by marriage, especially the father and mother of your husband or wife ⇨ mother-in-law, father-in-law:
    We have to spend Christmas with the in-laws.


in-lawsBrE /ˈɪn lɔːz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪn lɔːz/ 🔊 noun [plural] (informal) your relatives by marriage, especially the parents of your husband or wife 姻亲;(尤指)公婆,岳父母We're visiting my in-laws on Sunday. 我们星期天要去拜访我的姻亲。🔊🔊

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