| 单词 | aunt |
| 释义 | aunt (ɑːnt , ænt ) Word forms: aunts 1. countable noun & title noun A2 Someone's aunt is the sister of their mother or father, or the wife of their uncle. She wrote to her aunt in America. It was a present from Aunt Vera. 2. See also agony aunt Collocations: elderly aunt I might buy an elderly aunt one. The Sun (2011) His mother has died, leaving him with an elderly aunt and his father, who sells spectacles. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Organisers said her partner and an elderly aunt in New Zealand had given the maritime burial ceremony their blessing. The Sun (2016) One is a ghost story about a woman being visited by an elderly aunt. The Sun (2010) Even a sought-after party-goer will be an elderly aunt one day. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I'm 40 and have always been her favourite aunt. The Sun In the flesh, though, she's utterly disarming; a little rumpled, entirely undomestic - a slightly eccentric favourite aunt. Times, Sunday Times She has a winning smile and an impish manner; she could be your favourite aunt. Times, Sunday Times Elements of our childhood often influence our choices: if our favourite aunt was rotund, nurturing, loved cooking, we might be drawn to that sort of person. Times, Sunday Times Like our favourite aunt and uncle they gently probe the hot topics of the day and make us feel all cosy with their minor disagreements and familiar mannerisms. The Sun Her maternal aunt and cousin remained and were never seen again. Times, Sunday Times Left an orphan when five years old, he was brought up by his maternal aunt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When but three years old, she allegedly raised to life her maternal aunt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were thereafter cared for by their maternal aunt and uncle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He received his early schooling from his maternal aunt and had a flair for mathematics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was left to the care of his maternal great-grandmother and his paternal aunt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His paternal aunt tended to him, nursing him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When she defied her father's choice for her husband, however, her paternal aunt took her in, tutored her, and found her a teaching position. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He lived with his paternal aunt and her husband, and began singing in church. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His three paternal aunts were nuns renowned for their sanctity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 姑妈 Japanese: おば 伯母・叔母 |
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