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

• 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。
• 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。
• There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle
  没有我姑姑、姑夫的踪迹。
• After the girl's parents died, she was made a ward of her uncle and aunt.
  这女孩的父母双亡后，舅父和舅母成了她的监护人。
• '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。
• She wrote to her aunt in America
  她给远在美国的姨妈写了封信。
• I fell across your aunt in the street the other day.
  前几天在街上我遇到过你姨母。
• Aunt Mary wore shapeless black dresses.
  玛丽姨妈总是穿一些没款没形的黑色裙子。
• Aunt Mary volunteered to clean up the kitchen
  玛丽阿姨主动要求清扫厨房。
• I hate to trouble you, but Aunt Lina's birthday is coming up and I would like to buy something nice for her.
  我真不愿打扰您，但莉娜阿姨的生日就要到了，我想给她买点好东西。