uncle

noun

/ˈʌŋkl/

Idioms

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the brother of your mother or father; the husband of your aunt舅父；叔父；伯父；姑父；姨父
- Uncle Ian伊恩叔叔
- I'm going to visit my uncle.我要去看我舅舅。
- a maternal/paternal uncle (= related through the mother’s/father's side of the family)母亲/父亲的叔叔
- I've just become an uncle (= because my brother/sister has had a baby).我刚当上叔叔（或舅舅）。
- uncle to somebody Joey was like an uncle to us.乔伊就像我们的叔叔一样。
- He was the youngest son of Edward III and uncle to Richard II.他是爱德华三世最小的儿子，也是理查二世的叔叔。
- The celebrant of the Mass was Rev. Martin Doyle, uncle of the bride.弥撒的主持人是牧师。马丁·道尔，新娘的叔叔。
Extra Examples
- He looks so much like his late uncle.他长得非常像他已故的叔父。
- The boss smiled at us all like a benevolent uncle.老板像慈爱的叔父那样对我们微笑。
- the fortune left to her by her dead uncle过世的叔父留给她的财富
- my favourite uncle我最喜欢的叔叔
Topics Family and relationshipsa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beloved
- favourite/favorite
- rich
- …
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used by children, with a first name, to address a man who is a close friend of their parents（儿童用语，称呼父母的同辈男性朋友）叔叔，伯伯Topics Family and relationshipsb2
(Indian English, South-East Asian English) used as a polite way of addressing or referring to an older man叔叔：用来称呼或指称老人的一种礼貌方式
- The uncle who lives opposite my parents is always so warm and friendly.住在我父母对面的叔叔总是那么热情友好。
In this meaning, say Paul uncle, not Uncle Paul . If you want to sound especially polite, you can say uncleji
/ˈʌŋkldʒi/

/ˈʌŋkldʒi/
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French oncle, from late Latin aunculus, alteration of Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’, diminutive of avus ‘grandfather’.

Idioms

Bob’s your uncle

(British English, informal) used to say how easy and quick it is to do a particular task易如反掌
- Press here and Bob's your uncle! It's disappeared.按一下这里就成了！消失了。