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单词 familiar
释义
familiar
adjective
uk
/fəˈmɪl.i.ər/us
/fəˈmɪl.i.jɚ/

familiaradjective(EASY TO RECOGNIZE)

B1
easytorecognizebecause of beingseen,met,heard, etc. before:
熟悉的；常见的；常听说
There were one or two familiarfaces(=peopleIknew).那里有一两张熟悉的面孔。
Thehouselookedstrangelyfamiliar, though sheknewshe'd never been there before.尽管她知道自己以前从未到过那里，那座房子看上去却有一种奇怪的熟悉感。
Thestreetwas familiartome.这条街我很熟悉。
be familiar withsomething/someone
B2
toknowsomething or someone well:
对…熟悉
I'msorry, I'm not familiar withyourpoetry.对不起，我对您的诗歌不甚了解。
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  • Hernameis familiar, but I can'tquitecalltomindwhere I'veheardit.
  • Isawa few familiarfacesamong thecrowd.
  • He was a familiarfigureon thelecturecircuit.
  • Shelooksfamiliar but I can'tplaceher - did she use toworkhere?
  • When theconversationturnstopoliticshe's on familiarground.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Plain and ordinary
  • as it comesidiom
  • austere
  • austerely
  • austerity
  • average Joe
  • generalized
  • homeliness
  • homely
  • homespun
  • homey
  • rife
  • run-of-the-mill
  • severe
  • severely
  • simple
  • unmounted
  • unoriginal
  • unostentatiously
  • unremarkable
  • well trodden
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familiaradjective(FRIENDLY)

informalandfriendly, sometimes in a way that does not showrespectto someone who is not afamilymemberorclosefriend:
随便的；亲近的
Hepattedher back in anoverlyfamiliar way.他拍了拍她的背，显得有些过分亲昵。
He doesn't like to be too familiarwithhisstaff.他不愿意跟员工过分亲近。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Manners & levels of formality
  • buttoned-down
  • casualization
  • ceremonious
  • ceremoniously
  • ceremony
  • formality
  • genteel
  • genteelly
  • gentility
  • grace
  • mindyourp's and q'sidiom
  • non-formal
  • non-U
  • not the done thingidiom
  • over-familiar
  • solemnity
  • U, u
  • unbuttoned
  • valediction
  • valedictory
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Related word

familiarly

Idiom

be on familiar terms
familiar
noun[C]
old use
uk
/fəˈmɪl.i.ər/us
/fəˈmɪl.i.jɚ/
aclosefriend, or aspiritin theshapeof acat,bird, or otheranimalthat is theclosecompanionof awitch
知交；（以猫、鸟等形象出现，与女巫为伴的）妖精
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
  • a friend in need is a friend indeedidiom
  • acquaintance
  • acquaintanceship
  • acquainted
  • amigo
  • bedmate
  • compatriot
  • comrade
  • crony
  • crowd
  • fair-weather friend
  • fam
  • flatmate
  • neighbour
  • oppo
  • pal
  • peeps
  • peer group
  • pen pal
  • with friends like you, who needs enemies?idiom
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(Definition offamiliarfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

familiar| American Dictionary

familiar
adjective
us
/fəˈmɪl·jər/

familiaradjective(KNOWN)

easytorecognizebecausepreviouslyexperienced:
familiarsights
a familiarface
I’m not familiar withcurrentresearchin thefield.

familiaradjective(INFORMAL)

informalorfriendly,esp. more than isexpected:
Her familiartonemakes her writing moreeffective.
(Definition offamiliarfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffamiliar

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The old familiars were all there.
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Subsequently, we will explore whetherfamiliarpredictors of tolerance exert similar or dissimilar effects on generic and discriminatory perceptions.
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In consequence, the word'sfamiliarusage has grown slippery.
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The repetition offamiliarlexical items is assumed to differ from that of nonwords at two points.
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Acoustic analysis showed that there were no significant differences in loudness, pitch, or duration betweenfamiliarand rare words in any of the recorded lists.
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In light of word-recognition speed, significant training effects were found in bothfamiliarand unfamiliar words.
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Improvement in word-recognition speed withfamiliarwords was not associated with that in word-recognition efficiency, that is, automatization.
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The words to be learned were threefamiliarfruit names: ping-guo (apple), li-zi (pear), and liu-ding (orange).
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They also dispense withfamiliartop-down phrase-structure rules.
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The latter two ground rules look veryfamiliarto an appraisal theorist such as myself!
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Home isfamiliar; it is the locus of control.
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The pattern so far isfamiliarto that found in most post-industrial countries.
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Themes and influences are lucidly discussed, although the book assumes that readers have read the plays and arefamiliarwith the outlines of their content.
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In many ways, they were utterlyfamiliar, not necessarily in the acting conservatories of the time, but in the broader social environment.
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The opening chapter takes up the distinction,familiarto historians of medieval chant, between musica and cantus.
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