uncle
noun [ C ] uk/ˈʌŋ.kəl/ us/ˈʌŋ.kəl/
A2 舅父;伯父;叔父;姨父;姑父
the brother of someone's mother or father, or the husband of someone's aunt or uncle
I have lots of uncles and aunts. 我有很多叔叔、舅舅、姑姑和姨妈。
We invited my Uncle Steve over. 我们邀请了我的叔叔史蒂夫过来。
[ as form of address ] Did you bring me a present, Uncle Jack? 你给我带礼物了吗，杰克叔叔？
Indian English叔叔，大叔（任何年纪比自己大的成年男性）
any male adult that you know who is older than you
John Uncle 约翰大叔
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- We're going to visit my aunt and uncle on Sunday .
- She inherited lots of money from her uncle.
- We went back to Ireland for my uncle's burial.
- I struck up an interesting conversation with your uncle.
- Her uncle takes a personal interest in her progress.