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

• Her Aunt Sallie gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift
  萨莉姨妈送给她一件贵得离谱的礼物。
• Aunt Mary volunteered to clean up the kitchen
  玛丽阿姨主动要求清扫厨房。
• He lives with an aunt who keeps house for him.
  他和一位帮他料理家务的姑妈住在一起。
• '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。
• Aunt Emilie darned old socks
  埃米莉姨妈织补旧袜子。
• 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。
• My grandmother and aunt will be there in my parents 'stead.
  我的祖母和姑妈将代替我的父母出席。
• I fell across your aunt in the street the other day.
  前几天在街上我遇到过你姨母。
• She wrote to her aunt in America
  她给远在美国的姨妈写了封信。
• I was brought up by my paternal aunt.
  我是姑姑扶养大的。