uncle

英 [ˈʌŋkl]

美 [ˈʌŋkl]

n.  舅父; 叔父; 伯父; 姑父; 姨父; (儿童用语，称呼父母的同辈朋友)叔叔，伯伯

复数：uncles　

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2301 / COCA.3345

习惯用语

n.

Bob's your uncle
• 易如反掌
  used to say how easy and quick it is to do a particular task
• Press here and Bob's your uncle! It's disappeared.
  按一下这里就成了！消失了。

牛津词典

noun

• 舅父；叔父；伯父；姑父；姨父
  the brother of your mother or father; the husband of your aunt
  1. Uncle Ian
     伊恩叔叔
  2. I'm going to visit my uncle.
     我要去看我舅舅。
  3. I've just become an uncle (= because your brother/sister has had a baby) .
     我刚当上叔叔（或舅舅）。
• （儿童用语，称呼父母的同辈朋友）叔叔，伯伯
  used by children, with a first name, to address a man who is a close friend of their parents

柯林斯词典

• N-FAMILY; N-TITLE 伯父；叔叔；舅舅；姑父；姨父
  Someone'suncleis the brother of their mother or father, or the husband of their aunt.
  1. My uncle was the mayor of Memphis...
     我伯父是孟菲斯市市长。
  2. A telegram from Uncle Fred arrived...
     弗雷德舅舅发的一封电报来了。
  3. Uncle, pa wants to see you.
     舅舅，我爸爸想见你。

英英释义

noun

• the brother of your father or mother
• a source of help and advice and encouragement
  1. he played uncle to lonely students

双语例句

• Auntie Hilda and Uncle Jack couldn't fuss over them enough.
  希尔达姨妈和杰克姨父对他们宠爱有加。
• He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.
  他追查到了堂弟和叔叔的下落，发现叔叔这时正在病中。
• Uncle, pa wants to see you.
  舅舅，我爸爸想见你。
• Uncle Paul and I hardly know each other.
  我和保罗叔叔几乎互不相识。
• We have had problems in our family that I didn't dare tell Uncle.
  我们家里有一些问题我以前不敢告诉叔叔。
• My uncle was the mayor of Memphis
  我伯父是孟菲斯市市长。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans.
  这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。
• I expect to see my uncle.
  我期望见到我的舅舅。
• “ We must learn from Uncle Lei Feng,” said the Young Pioneer.
  少先队员说道：“我们要向雷锋叔叔学习。”
• For years we were taught that Uncle Sam and foreign investment were the problem.
  多年以来我们都被教导美国和外资乃是问题所在。