families是什么意思？

families

英['fæməlɪz] 美['fæməlɪz]

• n. 家( family的名词复数 )，家族，（大）家庭（包括父母子女及近亲），语族；

例句

• Most European royal families are connected with each other. 欧洲大部分王室都有姻亲关系。
• Their chief preoccupation was how to feed their families. 他们关注的首要事情是如何养家糊口。
• Most of the families in this neighbourhood are on welfare. 这一带的大多数家庭都接受政府的福利救济。
• The war separated many families. 战争使许多家庭离散。
• We are collecting money for families in need. 我们正在为有困难的家庭募捐。
• With their children growing up, these mothers have become less involved with their families. 随着孩子长大成人, 这些母亲受家庭拖累就少些。
• No ordinary families can afford to hire servants. 普通人家雇不起仆人。
• a feud between two families 两个家族之间的世仇
• Many families are living on the dole since the strike. 罢工以来, 许多家庭靠失业救济金度日。
• Millions of families have climbed a bracket or two. 数百万家庭的收入已提高了一两层。

英语四级真题

As part of its 30 Ways in 30 Days program, It's asking communities across the country to help the more than 200 food banks and 61,000 agencies in its network provide low-income individuals and families with the fuel they need to survive.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文
the number of families in need of food assistance began to grow
出自-2012年6月阅读原文
Americans turn to their families for support.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文

英语六级真题

Even when children are not directly rewarded or punished for "behaving like boys" or "behaving like girls," they learn about gender by watching who does what in their families.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
Although these educators may have good intentions,their advice to families is misguided, and it stemsfrom misunderstandings about the process of language acquisition
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given primarily to poor families with limited educational opportunities, not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT-COLL
  家;家庭;家族
  A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children.
  例句
  There's room in there for a family of five... 那儿能住下五口之家。 His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides... 他无论作出什么决定，家人都全力支持。
• N-COUNT-COLL
  子女;孩子
  When people talk about a family, they sometimes mean children.
  例句
  They decided to start a family. 他们决定要孩子。 ...couples with large families. 儿女成群的夫妇
• N-COUNT-COLL
  祖先;祖辈
  When people talk about their family, they sometimes mean their ancestors.
  例句
  Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century. 她的祖先在世纪之交时来到洛杉矶。 ...homes where their families had lived for generations. 祖祖辈辈生活过的家
• ADJ
  家族的;家庭的;家里的
  You can use family to describe things that belong to a particular family.
  例句
  He returned to the family home... 他回到自己家里。 I was working in the family business. 我在自家的企业工作。
• ADJ
  全家共用的;全家共享的
  You can use family to describe things that are designed to be used or enjoyed by both parents and children.
  例句
  It had been designed as a family house... 这房子的设计适合一家老小共同居住。 A wedding is a family event. 婚礼是全家人的庆典。
• N-COUNT
  (动植物的)科
  A family of animals or plants is a group of related species.
  例句
  ...foods in the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts. 抱子甘蓝之类的十字花科食物