Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2301
uncle
叔叔；伯父；舅舅；姑父；姨父
the brother of one's father or mother, or the husband of one's aunt
中文中因父系/母系及长幼有不同称呼
- 1.
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
父母的兄弟或父母姐妹的丈夫
- 2.
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter U.
无线电通话中用于表示字母U的明码词
- 3.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
父亲或母亲的兄弟；姑母或姨母的丈夫
- 4.
The male cousin of one’s parent.
父母的表兄弟
- 5.
a source of help and advice and encouragement
帮助、建议和鼓励的来源
- 6.
A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
建议、鼓励或帮助的来源
表叔；堂叔；良师益友；支持者；字母U的无线电通话代码；父母的兄弟或父母姐妹的丈夫；无线电通话中用于表示字母U的明码词
In use
My uncle lives in Chengdu and teaches at a middle school.
We often stay with my uncle when we travel to Beijing.
Both of my uncles love cooking and often make dinner together.
he played uncle to lonely students
someone's uncle
表示亲属关系，指父亲的兄弟或母亲的兄弟。
He is my uncle.
他是我叔叔。
Uncle + name
用于称呼，通常在名字前加Uncle。
Uncle John is coming to dinner.
约翰叔叔要来吃晚饭。
Uncle (as direct address)
直接称呼长辈，不带名字。多用于口语。
Connections
Collocations
- my uncle
- 我的叔叔
- My uncle is coming to visit us tomorrow.我的叔叔明天来看我们。
- rich uncle
- 有钱的叔叔
- He inherited a lot of money from his rich uncle.他从他有钱的叔叔那里继承了很多钱。
- favorite uncle
- 最喜欢的叔叔
- She always talks about her favorite uncle.她总是谈起她最喜欢的叔叔。
- Uncle Sam
- 山姆大叔（指美国政府或美国人）
- Uncle Sam needs you to join the army.山姆大叔需要你参军。
- say uncle
- 认输
- The bully finally said uncle after the fight.那个恶霸打架后终于认输了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆 uncle 发音类似“昂口”，想象叔叔昂首挺胸，很有气势。
Context & Register
常见场景：家庭、日常对话、称呼 作为亲属称谓，通常中性，多用于家庭和日常非正式场合；比喻义较为正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-cle' but none rhyme with 'uncle' because 'uncle' has the vowel /ʌ/ followed by /ŋ/, while these have various vowels and no /ŋ/ sound before the /kəl/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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