defame /di'feim/fami Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
black sheep (of the family)
day of the family farm
familiarity breeds contempt
family tree
in a family way
lose a family member
run in the family/blood
the day of the family farm
Neighbourhood Family
familiar to
English is familiar to him.英语是他的熟门。
The facts are familiar to me．这些事实对我来说是熟悉的。
familiar with
He is familiar with English．他通晓英语。
I am familiar with the facts.我了解这些事实。
2. very friendly；close亲热，热呼；顺便
The boss made himself much too familiar with the girl．老板对这位姑娘过分亲热了。
Don't be too familiar with him；he's a dishonest man．不要同他太亲近了，他不是个老实人。
famous for known widely for； having fame for 以…著名（称）
The town is famous for its hot springs．该镇以温泉著称。
He is famous for his honesty，他以诚实而出名。
run in the family
Idiom(s): run in the familyTheme: KINSHIP
for a characteristic to appear in all (or most) members of a family.
• My grandparents lived well into their nineties, and it runs in the family.
• My brothers and I have red hair. It runs in the family.
like one of the family
Idiom(s): like one of the familyTheme: FAMILIARITY
as if someone (or a pet) were a member of one's family. (Informal.)
• We treat our dog like one of the family.
• We are very happy to have you stay with us, Bill. I hope you don't mind if we treat you like one of the family.
have a familiar ring
Idiom(s): have a familiar ringTheme: FAMILIARITY
[for a story or an explanation] to sound familiar.
• Your excuse has a familiar ring. Have you done this before?
• This term paper has a familiar ring. I think it has been copied.
either feast or famine
Idiom(s): either feast or famineTheme: AMOUNT
either too much (of something) or not enough (of something). (Also without either. Fixed order.)
• This month is very dry, and last month it rained almost every day. Our weather is either feast or famine.
• Sometimes we are busy, and sometimes we have nothing to do. It's feast or famine.
black sheep of the family
Idiom(s): black sheep of the familyTheme: PEOPLE - NEGATIVE
the worst member of the family.
• Mary is the black sheep of the family. She's always in trouble with the police.
• He keeps making a nuisance of himself. What do you expect from the black sheep of the family?
all in the family
Idiom(s): (all) in the familyTheme: PRIVACY
restricted to one's own family, as with private or embarrassing information. (Especially with keep.)
• Don't tell anyone else. Please keep it all in the family.
• He only told his brother because he wanted it to remain in the family.
in the family way
Idiom(s): in a family way AND in the family wayTheme: PREGNANCY
pregnant. (Informal.)
• I've heard that Mrs. Smith is in a family way.
• Our dog is in the family way.
Benjamin of the family
The Benjamin of the family is the youngest child.Feast today, famine tomorrow
If you indulge yourself with all that you have today, you may have to go without tomorrow.Rich man's family
A rich man's family consists of one son and one daughter.Runs in the family
If a characteristic runs in the family, it can clearly be seen members of different generations. A hereditary illness that is passed from one generation to the next also runs in the family.family tree|family|tree
n. Ancestry. My family tree can be traced back to the sixteenth century.feast or a famine|a feast or a famine|either a fea
n. phr. Plenty or very little; big success or bad failure. In this business it's either a feast or a famine. He is very careless with his money, it is always a feast or a famine with him.in a family way|family|family way|in the family wa
adj. phr., informal Going to have a baby. Sue and Liz are happy because their mother is in the family way. The Ferguson children are promising kittens to everyone because their cat is in a family way.Compare: WITH CHILD.
run in the blood|blood|family|run|run in the famil
v. phr. To be a common family characteristic; be learned or inherited from your family. A great interest in gardening runs in his family. Red hair runs in the family.familiar
familiarsee have a familiar ring.
family
familysee in the family way; run in the blood.
famine
faminesee feast or famine.
feast or famine
feast or famineAlso, either feast or famine. Either too much or too little, too many or too few. For example, Free-lancers generally find it's feast or famine—too many assignments or too few, or Yesterday two hundred showed up at the fair, today two dozen—it's either feast or famine. This expression, which transfers an overabundance or shortage of food to numerous other undertakings, was first recorded in 1732 as feast or fast, the noun famine being substituted in the early 1900s.
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