aunt

英 [ɑːnt]

美 [ænt]

n.  姑母; 姨母; 伯母; 婶母; 舅母; (儿语)阿姨

复数：aunts　

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.2569 / COCA.4166

牛津词典

noun

• 姑母；姨母；伯母；婶母；舅母
  the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
  1. Aunt Alice
     艾丽斯姨母
  2. My aunt lives in Canada.
     我的姑母住在加拿大。
• （儿语）阿姨
  used by children, with a first name, to address a woman who is a friend of their parents

柯林斯词典

• See also:She wrote to her aunt in America...It was a present from Aunt Vera.agony aunt

英英释义

noun

• the sister of your father or mother
  Synonym:auntieaunty

双语例句

• I fell across your aunt in the street the other day.
  前几天在街上我遇到过你姨母。
• Aunt Zhang, her face radiating happiness, stood at the door waiting for her daughter-in-law who was coming from town.
  张大娘春风满面地站在大门口，等待从城里来的儿媳妇。
• 'Dropping the charges has given racists a licence to kill,' said Jim's aunt.
  “撤销指控等于是放纵种族主义者去杀人，”吉姆的阿姨说。
• When Aunt Ruth was at home I was surrounded by love.
  露丝姨在家时，对我爱护有加。
• We were chaperoned by our aunt.
  我们由婶子陪着。
• Abby had been so deep in thought that she had walked past her aunt's car without even seeing it
  阿比沉浸在自己的思绪中，以至于从她姨妈的车边经过时都没有注意到。
• John's aunt died suddenly and left him a surprisingly large sum
  约翰的婶婶突然去世了，留给他一笔巨额财产。
• I was brought up by my paternal aunt.
  我是姑姑扶养大的。
• After the girl's parents died, she was made a ward of her uncle and aunt.
  这女孩的父母双亡后，舅父和舅母成了她的监护人。
• It's her duty to look after her aunt.
  照顾她姨妈是她分内的事。