Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2301
uncle
叔叔；伯父；舅舅；姑父；姨父
核心释义
中文中因父系/母系及长幼有不同称呼
the brother of one's father or mother, or the husband of one's aunt
- 1.
父母的兄弟或父母姐妹的丈夫
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- 2.
无线电通话中用于表示字母U的明码词
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter U.
- 3.
父亲或母亲的兄弟；姑母或姨母的丈夫
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
- 4.
父母的表兄弟
The male cousin of one’s parent.
- 5.
帮助、建议和鼓励的来源
a source of help and advice and encouragement
- 6.
建议、鼓励或帮助的来源
A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
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
用法In use
My uncle lives in Chengdu and teaches at a middle school.
用法提示：uncle 作名词，指“叔叔”，在句中作主语。
We often stay with my uncle when we travel to Beijing.
用法提示：uncle 作名词，指“叔叔”，在句中作介词 with 的宾语。
Both of my uncles love cooking and often make dinner together.
用法提示：uncles 是 uncle 的复数形式，作主语，指两位叔叔。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆 uncle 发音类似“昂口”，想象叔叔昂首挺胸，很有气势。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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