| 词汇 | brother-in-law |
| 释义 | brother-in-law noun[ C ] uk /ˈbrʌð.ə.rɪn.lɔː/ us /ˈbrʌð.ɚ.ɪn.lɑː/pluralbrothers-in-law B2 the husband of your sister or brother, or the brother of your husband or wife, or the man who is married to the sister or brother of your wife or husband大伯子；小叔子；内兄；内弟；姐夫；妹夫；连襟 your relatives relativeAll my relatives gather every year for a family reunion. extended familyHe has a very large extended family. relationShe is a distant relation of his, though I don't quite remember how. kinHe remained true to his kin. mother's/father's side (of the family)I have aunts and uncles on my mother's side of the family. Family: non-blood relations auntie blended family co-brother co-sister daughter-in-law godfather godmother godparent godson in-law sister-in-law son-in-law step step kid stepbrother stepfather stepmother stepmum stepparent stepsister He looked at his brother-in-law for a minute. Her family sat in an affectionately earnest row and adjured her—four married sisters, four blissful brothers-in-law, her attractive stepmother, her father. I seem to have heard that you did not like your brother-in-law, and that you were opposed to the marriage. That very morning, when his wife had attempted to condole with her brother-in-law, Prince Peter had observed a look of pain on his brother's face. Yet, as soon as she heard of the presence of her brother-in-law, she insisted upon seeing him. brother-in-law | American Dictionarybrother-in-law noun[ C ] us/ˈbrʌð·ər·ənˌlɔ/pluralbrothers-in-lawus/ˈbrʌð·ərz·ənˌlɔ/ the husband of someone’s sister, or the brother of someone’s wife or husband, or the husband of the sister of someone’s wife or husband Examples of brother-in-lawbrother-in-law His father-in-law, his brother-in-law and another of his wife's relatives provided him with loans as well. Tagore wrote on this theme, suggesting the eroticism inherent in the forbidden crossing of boundaries, where the woman often becomes attracted towards her brother-in-law. For most, dominion passed to a son or, more frequently, to a son-in-law, brother or brother-in-law. Three years later she fled, suing her brother-in-law for her fortune. She likes to get her 5%, even from her problem brother-in-law; so she does not call her money in. She is a far more consistent capitalist than her brother-in-law. Growing loneliness probably led many women to seek solace in other relationships, and the chances of their getting close to their younger brother-in-law multiplied. The adulterer had both arms broken by the woman's brother-in-law but otherwise escaped punishment. Loaning a plot of land to one's brother-in-law does not correspond to a right that the beneficiary would have over land, but to a non-obligatory transfer, a favour. They had refused to accept him as a ruling elder or member of the presbytery - apparently because he was trying to force his brother-in-law in as minister. It disturbs, or may disturb, the carefree relationship which now hold husband, wife, brother-in-law and sister-in-law together. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was speaking to my then brother-in-law, who was an outstanding fighter pilot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have a brother-in-law who is a jazz trumpeter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Meanwhile, her prodigal sister and prodigal brother-in-law continue to live off the income of £20,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is more likely than her preferring a brother-in-law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of brother-in-law These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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