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nephews

/ˈnɛfjuːz/ /ˈnɛvjuːz/

Meanings
noun

侄子，外甥

A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).

Examples :

"My two nephews, Tom and Ben, are coming to visit for the weekend. "
我的两个侄子/外甥，汤姆和本，这个周末要来拜访。
family person

Related Words

Illustration three

three noun

/θɹiː/ /fɹiː/

三，数字三

"The number three is written with the digit three. "

数字三是用数字3来书写的。

Illustration coming

coming verb

/ˈkʌmɪŋ/

来，到来

"She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]"

当她绕过山的时候，她会从山的远处来到近处[...]

Illustration nephew

nephew noun

/ˈnɛf.ju/

侄子，外甥

"My sister's son, my nephew, is starting kindergarten this fall. "

我姐姐的儿子，也就是我的外甥，今年秋天要上幼儿园了。

Illustration sibling

sibling noun

/ˈsɪblɪŋ/

兄弟姐妹，手足

"None of my siblings are married yet."

我的兄弟姐妹都还没结婚呢。

Illustration weekend

weekend noun

/wiːˈkɛnd/ /ˈwiˌkɛnd/

周末， 周休

"The weekend is a good time for families to spend time together. "

周末是家人共度美好时光的好机会。

Illustration visit

visit noun

/ˈvɪzɪt/

访问，拜访

"My visit to the museum was very interesting. "

我这次参观博物馆的经历非常有趣。

Illustration child

child noun

/t͡ʃaɪld/

小孩，儿童

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧，他毕竟还是个孩子。

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

兄弟，哥，弟。

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

我跟我兄弟/哥/弟都在同一所高中上学。

Illustration sororal

sororal adjective

/səˈrɔːrəl/ /sɒˈrɔːrəl/

姐妹的，姊妹的

"The twins shared a strong sororal bond, always supporting each other through thick and thin. "

这对双胞胎姐妹情深，无论遇到什么困难都互相扶持。

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

也, 同样.

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

我父母不想我去派对，我的朋友们也一样不想我去。

Illustration sister

sister noun

/ˈsɪs.tə/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ/

姐妹，姊妹

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

我妹妹总是让我很抓狂。

Illustration fraternal

fraternal noun

/fɹəˈtɝnəl/

互助会，兄弟会。

"The firefighters' fraternal provided a support system for members facing financial hardship after a fire. "

消防员互助会为遭遇火灾后经济困难的成员提供支持系统。