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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- uncle
['^ŋkl]
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1.
noun
[c]
(father's older brother) 伯父
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2.
noun
(father's younger brother) 叔父
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3.
noun
(father's sister's husband) 姑父
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4.
noun
(mother's brother) 舅父
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5.
noun
(mother's sister's husband) 姨父
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- uncle
[ˈʌŋkl]
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1.
n.[c]
[Spoken]
叔叔，伯伯
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2.
n.[c]
伯父，叔父，舅父，姑丈，姨丈
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3.
n.[c]
给予帮助、忠告或鼓励的人
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He played uncle to lonely students.
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他作为长者向孤独学生提供帮助。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- uncle
['^ŋkəl]
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1.
n
a brother of one's father or mother
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2.
n
the husband of one's aunt
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3.
n
a term of address sometimes used by children for a male friend of their parents
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4.
n
[Slang]
a pawnbroker
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5.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus; related to Latin avus grandfather
Examples
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How do you feel about becoming an uncle?
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你觉得当叔叔的感觉怎么样？
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My uncle was the sports manager of a football team.
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我叔叔曾是一支球队的经理。
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My uncle is six feet tall.
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我叔叔有六英尺高。
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My uncle Philip had very skillfully made a concealed trap-door.
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我叔叔菲利普用他高超的技术做了一扇隐蔽的地板门。
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My uncle tilled the soil with mules and plows
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我叔叔用骡子和犁耕地。
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