cousin的意思翻译及用法详解

cousin

导读：cousin英[ˈkʌzn]美[ˈkʌzn]n.同辈表亲，堂兄弟（或姐妹），表兄弟（或姐妹）；复数：cousins; 例句My cousin Billy Bob, who was a mean little runt, said it was a lot of hooey, ther

cousin

英[ˈkʌzn]美[ˈkʌzn]

n.同辈表亲，堂兄弟（或姐妹），表兄弟（或姐妹）；

复数：cousins;

例句

My cousin Billy Bob, who was a mean little runt, said it was a lot of hooey, there was no such creature.我的表弟比利·鲍勃，一个可恶的小矮个，说那全都是胡说，根本没有这样的事。

He factored his cousin's estate for five years.他经管他表兄弟的财产有五年之久。

She is a distant cousin.她是我的远房表妹。

Equivocation is first cousin to a lie.支支吾吾，其言必诈。出自：英语谚语

To all intents and purposes the business is my cousin's.实质上商店是我表哥的.

This our Peeress declined as unnecessary , alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient.那位贵人不肯,还说不必,只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了.

She has relinquished the post to her cousin, Sir Edward.她把职位让给了表弟爱德华爵士.

Mark boosted his cousin into a better job.马克吹捧自己的堂兄,使他得到较好的工作.

Sue's cousin was plastering the ceiling in a dank basement.苏的表弟当时正在一间潮湿的地下室抹房顶.

His cousin was soon cursing luridly.他的表弟立刻用极其难听的脏话大骂起来。

英语六级真题

The Obama administration does worry publicly about manufacturing, a first cousin of craftsmanship.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The Cascadia Earthquake Zone is big enough to compete with San Andreas it's been called the most dangerous fault in Americ, but it's much lesser known than its California cousin.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

同辈表亲(或堂亲);堂兄弟(或姐妹);表兄弟(或姐妹)

Your cousin is the child of your uncle or aunt.

例句

My cousin Mark helped me...表兄马克帮了我。We are cousins.我们是表亲。

N-COUNT

对等物;对等的人;相关的人(或事物)

If you refer to two things or groups of people as cousins, you mean that they are equivalents or that there is a connection between them.

例句

Whereas West Germans drink wine, their Eastern cousins prefer Schnapps...西德人喝葡萄酒，而他们东德的兄弟姐妹则喜欢喝杜松子酒。The average European kitchen is smaller than its American cousin.欧式的厨房一般比美式厨房小。