uncle

uncle
noun
  1. the brother of one's father or mother or the husband of one's aunt
    叔父;伯父;舅舅;姨夫;姑父
    ■(informal)an unrelated older male friend, especially of a child
    (非正式)叔叔;伯伯
    ■(archaic, informal)a pawnbroker
    (古,非正式)当铺老板
常用词组
cry (或 say 或 yell) uncle
  1. (N. Amer. Informal)surrender or admit defeat
    (北美, 非正式)投降;讨饶
Uncle Tom Cobley (或 Cobleigh) and all
  1. (Brit. informal)used to denote a long list of people
    (英,非正式)表示一长串人名单
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French oncle, from late Latin aunculus, alteration of Latin avunculus 'maternal uncle' (see avuncular)
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