uncle

英 ['ʌŋkl] 美 ['ʌŋkl]

• n. 伯；姑父；舅；叔；姨父

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 伯父,叔父,舅父,姑父,姨父

   brother of one's father or mother; husband of one's aunt

2. [C] 无亲戚关系的成年男性朋友,叔叔,伯伯

   unrelated adult male friend, especially of one's parents

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 叔叔
2. 姑父，姑丈
3. 叔父，叔伯
4. 伯伯，伯父，大伯，伯
5. 舅父，舅
6. 大叔（对非亲属的长者的称呼）
7. 姨丈，姨父
8. 援助者，支持者
9. 忠告者
10. 开当铺者，当铺老板
11. 窝赃的人

英英释义

Noun:

1. the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

2. a source of help and advice and encouragement;

   "he played uncle to lonely students"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. My uncle is a professor in this university.
   我的伯父是这所大学的一名教授。
2. They are not really my aunt and uncle.
   其实他们并不是我的姑姑和姑父。
3. My uncle is a sure-enough cowboy.
   我舅舅是个地道的牛仔。
4. My uncle has an apple orchard.
   我叔叔拥有一个苹果园。
5. Although my uncle is old, he looks very strong and healthy.
   我的叔叔虽然老了，但他看上去还是很健壮。
6. These words seemed to rouse Uncle Vernon.
   这句话似乎唤醒了弗农姨父。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He came into a large amount of money when his uncle died.
   他叔父死后,他继承了一大笔财富。
2. John led the life of luxury after he inherited one million dollars from his uncle.
   当约翰从叔叔那儿继承了一百万美元后,他过起了奢侈的生活。
3. My uncle's business came on splendidly.
   我叔叔的生意兴隆。
4. We are looking forward to our uncle's visit with great pleasure.
   我们高兴地盼着叔叔来做客。
5. He has three uncles.
   他有三个叔叔。
6. His uncle found him a well-paid job in Shanghai.
   他伯父在上海给他找了一个薪水不少的差事。
7. He's my uncle by marriage.
   他是我的姑父。
8. He mentioned that his uncle had had the same experience.
   他提起他姑父也有过同样的经历。
9. Uncle, can you tell me how can I get to the nearest post office?
   叔叔,你能告诉我这里最近的邮电局在哪儿吗?
10. The people would have starved if Uncle Sam hadn't sent dozens of aircraft carrying tons of grain.
    如果美国政府不派出几十架飞机运送许多吨粮食的话,这些人就已挨饿了。

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

bob's your uncle

用以表示工作轻而易举 used to express the ease with which a task can be completed successfully

talk like a Dutch uncle

严厉而善意地教训某人 lecture sb severely but kindly

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• cry uncle 认输
• play uncle 赞助
• say uncle 认输,讨饶

形容词+～

• rich uncle 富有的叔叔

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. uncle指父亲或母亲的兄弟, aunt的丈夫,即“伯父,叔父,舅父,姑父,姨父”,也可指无亲戚关系的成年男性朋友(尤指父母的朋友),叔叔,伯伯。
2. Uncle Sam是口语中的一个绰号,指美国、美国政府或美国人。

词源解说

• ☆ 13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的oncle；最初源自拉丁语的avunculus，意为母亲的兄弟。

近反义词

【近义词】

• relative 相对的

【反义词】

• aunt 伯母