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 English
uncleother
=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.

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