朋友与家庭习语

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Published: 2025年12月19日

Friends & Family Idioms

Friends & Family Idioms (朋友与家庭习语)

习语 (Idiom)	英文释义 (Definition)	例句 (Example)	中文含义 & 解析
losing touch with	no longer being in contact with	Harper regrets losing touch with all her old school friends.	失去联系 💡 解析: Touch 指"接触、联系"。Lose touch 就是渐渐不再往来。
soulmate	the perfect person to be a friend or partner	I think Claire's found a soulmate. Both she and Dan love reading.	灵魂伴侣;知己 💡 解析: 指在精神、兴趣或性格上与其完美契合的人。
kept in touch with	continued to be in contact with	I've kept in touch with Lin since we left college 25 years ago.	保持联系 💡 解析: 与 losing touch 相对,指一直维持着沟通和往来。
mutual friend	a shared friend of two people	Marie and Pierre met through Isaac, a mutual friend of theirs.	共同的朋友 💡 解析: 两个人原本不认识,但都认识中间的第三人,这个人就是 mutual friend。
get on like a house on fire	get along extremely well	Ramón and Tara get on like a house on fire.	一见如故;打得火热 💡 解析: 房子着火速度极快且猛烈,这里用来比喻两人关系发展极其迅速,非常投缘。
drifted apart	slowly become less friendly or close to each other	Mia and I have drifted apart since she left our choir...	渐行渐远;关系疏远 💡 解析: 像漂流的船只一样慢慢分开。指没有发生具体的冲突,只是因为环境变化自然而然地疏远了。
struck up a friendship	became friends with	I struck up a friendship with Pete while we were in cooking class...	建立友谊 💡 解析: Strike up 意为"开始(交谈、演奏等)"。这里指主动开始一段朋友关系。
hit it off	became friends very quickly	My wife and I hit it off immediately when we first met...	一见钟情;非常投缘 💡 解析: 指初次见面就相处得非常好,立刻产生了化学反应。
fair-weather friend	a friend who deserts you when you have difficulties	Donna was a fair-weather friend. She wouldn't help when my house flooded.	酒肉朋友;不能共患难的朋友 💡 解析: 字面是"好天气的朋友",指只有在顺境时在身边,一旦遇到困难(坏天气)就跑掉的人。
got off on the wrong foot	started our relationship badly	Cy and I got off on the wrong foot on our date.	出师不利;一开始关系就没搞好 💡 解析: 指开始做某事或开始一段关系时就出了差错,留下了不好的第一印象。
chip off the old block	very similar to someone in his family	Bob reminds me so much of his father. He is a chip off the old block.	一个模子刻出来的;酷似其父 💡 解析: 从老木头上砍下来的小木片,质地当然一样。形容孩子(通常指儿子)长相或性格非常像父亲。
start a family	have children	We're moving to a bigger house because we're hoping to start a family soon.	生儿育女 💡 解析: 注意!这个短语通常特指"生第一个孩子",而不仅仅是结婚。
family friend	someone who has known your family for some time	Jade is a family friend.	世交;家庭之友 💡 解析: 指与整个家庭都关系密切的朋友。
immediate family	close family (parents, children, siblings)	I am close to my immediate family, but rarely see my other relatives.	直系亲属 💡 解析: 包含父母、配偶、子女和兄弟姐妹。
black sheep of the family	someone who brings shame to the family or is the odd one	Uncle Tony is the black sheep of the family.	败家子;害群之马 💡 解析: 在白色羊群中,黑羊显得格格不入且羊毛价值低。指家庭中不争气或行为不端、让家族蒙羞的成员。
bringing up	teaching a child how to behave	We're bringing up our children to be kind to animals.	抚养;教育 💡 解析: Bring up 包含养育和教导的双重含义。
family heirloom	an object passed down through generations	That vase is a family heirloom.	传家宝 💡 解析: 家族世代相传的珍贵物品。
extended family	wider family (grandparents, cousins, etc.)	Boris often asks members of his extended family to help...	大家庭;旁系亲属 💡 解析: 除了直系亲属以外的亲戚,如祖父母、叔伯姑姨、堂表亲等。
close-knit family	a loyal and supportive family	We're a close-knit family.	关系紧密的家庭 💡 解析: Knit 是编织。形容家庭成员之间像编织物一样紧密连接,互助互爱。
runs in our family	is a common feature in our family	Curly hair runs in our family.	家族遗传 💡 解析: 指某种特征(如外貌、疾病、天赋)在家族成员中普遍存在。