英语词汇“uncle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

un·cle

(ŭngkəl)

a. The brother of one's mother or father.

b. The husband of a sibling of one's mother or father.

2. Used as a form of address for an older man, especially by children.

3. A kindly counselor.

4. Slang A pawnbroker.

5. Uncle Uncle Sam.

Idiom:

cry/say uncle Informal

To indicate a willingness to give up a fight or surrender: tickled my brother until he cried uncle.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin avunculus, maternal uncle; see awo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	uncle
释义	un·cle (ŭngkəl) n. 1. a. The brother of one's mother or father. b. The husband of a sibling of one's mother or father. 2. Used as a form of address for an older man, especially by children. 3. A kindly counselor. 4. Slang A pawnbroker. 5. Uncle Uncle Sam. *Idiom:* *cry/say* uncle** Informal To indicate a willingness to give up a fight or surrender: tickled my brother until he cried uncle. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin avunculus, maternal uncle; see awo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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