Family用法（family用法例句）

family的意思是“家庭”,指“家庭全体成员”时,为集合名词,作主语时,谓语动词要用复数形式。作为“家庭整体”看待时,谓语动词要用单数形式。

Almost every family in the country owns a television.

这个国家几乎家家都有一台电视机。

All my family enjoy skiing.

我们全家都喜欢滑雪。

one-parent / single-parent families

单亲家庭

a family of four

四口之家

families with young children

有小孩的家庭

She's family (= she is a relation) .

她是我们家的人。

Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years.

有些家族在这个地区务农有几百年了。

This painting has been in our family for generations.

这幅画是我们家的传家宝。

They have a large family.

他们的子女成群。

I addressed it to Mr and Mrs Jones and family.

我以此致琼斯伉俪及子女。

Do they plan to start a family (= have children) ?

他们打算生孩子吗？

to bring up/raise a family

抚育 / 抚养孩子

run in the family

为一家人所共有；世代相传

to be a common feature in a particular family

Heart disease runs in the family.

这家人都有心脏病。

a family business

家庭企业

a family show

家庭节目

family life

家庭生活

your family background

你的家庭背景

They decided to start a family.

他们决定要孩子。

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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。

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To him the family is the core of society

对他来说，家庭是社会的核心。

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He returned home each year to celebrate Christmas and NewYear with his family.

他每年都回家和家人一起欢度圣诞和新年。

His family and supporters have campaigned for many years fora posthumous pardon.

他的家人和支持者为争取其获得身后赦免而开展了多年的运动。

My family now accepts the fact that I don't eat sugar or bread

我的家人现在都接受了我不吃糖和面包这件事。

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Our family all like playing football. 我们家的人(家庭成员)喜欢踢足球。

The family is rich.这个家庭很富有。

I have a very big family. 我家是个大家庭。

A family is a basic unit of the society. 家庭是社会的基本单位。

The whole family are ill.全家人都病了。

The Chinese Spring festival is a time for families to get together.春节是全家聚会的好时候。

Our nation is a big family composed of fifty-six ethnic groups.我们的国家是由56个民族组成的大家庭。

family有时可作“子女,孩子”解,此时不含父母,是单数名词,但可与不定冠词a或an连用。

family作先行词时,其关系代词可用who,也可用which。如表示家庭成员,则一般用who;如表示家庭整体,则一般用which。

例句：

1、He moved away and broke off relations with the family.

他搬走了，断绝了和家人的关系。

2、She and her youngest son were finally allowed to be reunited with their family

她和小儿子终于得到允许和家人团聚。

亲人

1. son儿子

2. daughter女儿

3. father爸爸

4. mother妈妈

5. grandfather爷爷

6. grandmother奶奶

7. husband丈夫

8. wife妻子

9. brother兄弟

10. sister姐妹

11. uncle叔叔

12. auntie阿姨