uncle

noun

1. 舅父；叔父；伯父；姑父；姨父
   the brother of your mother or father; the husband of your aunt
   1. Uncle Ian
      伊恩叔叔
   2. I'm going to visit my uncle.
      我要去看我舅舅。
   3. I've just become an uncle (= because your brother/sister has had a baby) .
      我刚当上叔叔（或舅舅）。
2. （儿童用语，称呼父母的同辈朋友）叔叔，伯伯
   used by children, with a first name, to address a man who is a close friend of their parents

1. N-FAMILY; N-TITLE 伯父；叔叔；舅舅；姑父；姨父
   Someone's uncle is the brother of their mother or father, or the husband of their aunt.
   1. My uncle was the mayor of Memphis...
      我伯父是孟菲斯市市长。
   2. A telegram from Uncle Fred arrived...
      弗雷德舅舅发的一封电报来了。
   3. Uncle, pa wants to see you.
      舅舅，我爸爸想见你。

1. They are ready to defend themselves against Uncle Sam's imperialist policies
   他们已做好抗击美国帝国主义政策的准备。
2. For years we were taught that Uncle Sam and foreign investment were the problem.
   多年以来我们都被教导美国和外资乃是问题所在。
3. To the radical blacks of the Sixties, he was an Uncle Tom.
   在20世纪60年代那些激进的黑人看来，他就是一个“汤姆叔叔”。
4. His uncle is dead, but his auntie still lives here.
   他伯父已经过世，可他伯母还在这儿生活。
5. I heard later that Uncle Jim had been hauled over the coals for not letting anyone know where we were
   后来，我听说吉姆叔叔因为不告诉别人我们在哪儿而受到了严厉斥责。
6. We have had problems in our family that I didn't dare tell Uncle.
   我们家里有一些问题我以前不敢告诉叔叔。
7. He began to talk about the Ukraine of his uncle's day
   他开始讲述他叔叔那个时代的乌克兰。
8. Uncle Paul and I hardly know each other.
   我和保罗叔叔几乎互不相识。
9. My Uncle Jim had a high fever
   我叔叔吉姆发了高烧。
10. Auntie Hilda and Uncle Jack couldn't fuss over them enough.
    希尔达姨妈和杰克姨父对他们宠爱有加。
11. Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer
    理查德叔叔吟诵了《圣经》中的一章，又即兴作了一段祈祷文。
12. The letter mentioned my great-aunt and uncle only incidentally.
    信中仅附带提到了我的姑奶奶和叔叔。
13. Tim, may I introduce you to my uncle's secretary, Mary Waller?
    蒂姆，我来介绍一下，这位是我叔叔的秘书玛丽·沃勒。
14. He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.
    他追查到了堂弟和叔叔的下落，发现叔叔这时正在病中。
15. Don't worry, Uncle Tim, your future is safe in our hands.
    别担心，蒂姆大叔，你将来由我们照顾。
16. Auntie and Uncle suggested she serve in the shop.
    阿姨和叔叔建议她去商店工作。
17. Uncle Herbert never argued, never spoke up for himself
    赫伯特叔叔从不与人争吵，也从不为自己辩护。
18. She is expected to be subservient to her uncle.
    她被要求对叔叔恭敬顺从。
19. There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle
    没有我姑姑、姑夫的踪迹。
20. I knew how unbalanced Paula had been since my uncle Peter died
    我知道葆拉自从我叔叔彼得去世后情绪一直很不稳定。
21. My uncle was the mayor of Memphis
    我伯父是孟菲斯市市长。
22. A telegram from Uncle Fred arrived
    弗雷德舅舅发的一封电报来了。
23. Uncle, pa wants to see you.
    舅舅，我爸爸想见你。
24. Uncle Sebastian used to tease Mother and Daddy unmercifully that all they could produce was girls.
    塞巴斯蒂安叔叔过去常无情地嘲讽爸爸和妈妈，说他们只会生女儿。
25. He vacated the flat and went to stay with an uncle
    他搬出了公寓，住到了他的一个叔叔那里。
26. Hearing of Uncle Zhang's heart attack, Doctor Tang was extremely worried and rushed to his bedside immediately.
    听说张大爷心脏病犯了，唐大夫心急如火立即赶去抢救。
27. This is the Uncle Zhang we're always talking about.
    他就是我们常常念叨的张大伯。
28. I expect to see my uncle.
    我期望见到我的舅舅。
29. Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans.
    这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。
30. “ We must learn from Uncle Lei Feng,” said the Young Pioneer.
    少先队员说道：“我们要向雷锋叔叔学习。”

n.

Bob's your uncle

• 易如反掌
  used to say how easy and quick it is to do a particular task
  1. Press here and Bob's your uncle! It's disappeared.
     按一下这里就成了！消失了。

noun

1. the brother of your father or mother

2. a source of help and advice and encouragement
   1. he played uncle to lonely students