uncle
UK/ʌŋkl/US
NGSL 3kA1
Definitions
n.
The brother or brother-in-law of one's parent
叔父；伯父；舅父；姑父；姨父
Root Breakdown
Native Englishuncleother
=uncle
Common Collocations
- 1.uncle's house叔叔/舅舅家
- 2.favorite uncle最喜欢的叔叔
- 3.say uncle认输，服软
- 4.great-uncle叔公；舅公
Example Sentences
- 1.
My uncle taught me how to ride a bike when I was six.
- 2.
Her uncle on her mother's side runs a successful restaurant downtown.
- 3.
Uncle Tom was always the life of the party at family gatherings.