单词 | familiar |
释义 | familiar 1 ENTRIES FOUND: familiar (adjective) familiar /fəˈmɪljɚ/ adjective familiar /fəˈmɪljɚ/ adjective Learner's definition of FAMILIAR [more familiar; most familiar] 1 a : frequently seen, heard, or experienced熟悉的;普通的;常见的 a familiar joke/sight常听到的笑话;常见到的景象 familiar surroundings熟悉的环境 The essay covers familiar ground/territory.这篇论文涉及人们熟知的领域。 It's a sad but (all too) familiar story.这是个悲伤但又(太)熟悉的故事。 She has become a familiar figure in the world of politics.她成了政界众所周知的人物。 — often + to surroundings that are more familiar to us更为我们熟悉的环境 foods that are already familiar to most Americans那些对大多数美国人来说已经是很常见的食物 b — used to say that something is easy for you to recognize because you have seen, heard, or experienced it many times in the past熟悉的;易于识别的 He spotted a familiar face in the crowd.他在人群中发现了一张熟悉的面孔。 a familiar voice熟悉的声音 c : possibly known but not clearly remembered有印象的 He looked familiar [=he looked like someone I had seen before] but I couldn't remember his name.他看上去很面熟,但我想不起他的名字来。 Her name is/sounds/seems (vaguely) familiar.她的名字(有点)耳熟。 2 a : relaxed and informal随便的;随意的 She spoke in a familiar way about her past.她很自然地说起她的过去。 an essay written in a familiar style随笔风格的小品文 b : appropriate for use with people you know well亲切的 a familiar way of addressing someone称呼某人的亲切方式 c : too friendly过分亲密的 They felt the waiter was being overly familiar.他们感觉那名服务生过于热情了。 — often + with He avoids being overly/too familiar with his employees.他避免与自己的雇员走得太近。 familiar with : having some knowledge about (something)知道;了解 We are familiar with the situation. [=we know about the situation]我们知道那个情况。 I'm not very familiar with that area.我对那个地区不很了解。 — familiarly adverb The coach patted him familiarly on the back.教练亲切地拍拍他的背。 Locals refer to the Maple Leaf restaurant familiarly [=informally] as ‘The Leaf.’当地人把这家枫叶餐厅亲切地称为“枫叶”。 |
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