familiar

英 [fəˈmɪliə(r)]

美 [fəˈmɪliər]

adj.  熟悉的; 常见到的; 常听说的; 通晓; 熟悉; 随便的
n.  常客; 密友; 高级官吏的家属; [天主]教皇[主教]的仆人

复数：familiars　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1635 / COCA.1492

同义词辨析

familiarcloseintimate【导航词义：亲密的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 熟悉的；常见到的；常听说的
  well known to you; often seen or heard and therefore easy to recognize
  1. to look/sound/taste familiar
     看 / 听 / 尝起来熟悉
  2. He's a familiar figure in the neighbourhood.
     他在这个地区是大家熟悉的人物。
  3. The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery.
     住在面包店附近的人都很熟悉这种气味。
  4. Something about her voice was vaguely familiar.
     她的声音有点耳熟。
  5. Violent attacks are becoming all too familiar (= sadly familiar) .
     暴力攻击竟变成了司空见惯的现象。
• 通晓；熟悉
  knowing sth very well
  1. an area with which I had been familiar since childhood
     我自幼就了若指掌的一个地区
  2. Are you familiar with the computer software they use?
     你熟悉他们使用的计算机软件吗？
• 随便的
  very informal, sometimes in a way that is unpleasant
  1. You seem to be on very familiar terms with your tutor.
     你似乎和你的导师之间很随便。
  2. After a few drinks her boss started getting too familiar for her liking.
     老板几杯酒下肚以后就开始令她觉得过分亲昵。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 熟悉的;熟知的
  If someone or something isfamiliarto you, you recognize them or know them well.
  1. He talked of other cultures as if they were more familiar to him than his own...
     他谈起其他文化时似乎比对他自己的文化还要熟悉。
  2. They are already familiar faces on our TV screens.
     他们已经是我们电视屏幕上的熟面孔了。
  3. ...the familiar names of long-established local firms.
     历史悠久、耳熟能详的当地公司
• ADJ-GRADED 熟悉;熟知
  If you arefamiliar withsomething, you know or understand it well.
  1. Lesinko is quite familiar with Central Television. He worked there for 25 years...
     莱辛科对中央电视台相当熟悉。他在那儿工作了25年。
  2. Most people are familiar with this figure from Wagner's opera.
     多数人都熟悉瓦格纳歌剧中的这一人物。
• ADJ-GRADED 过分亲昵的;过于随便的;放肆的
  If someone you do not know well behaves in afamiliarway towards you, they treat you very informally in a way that you might find offensive.
  1. The driver of that taxi-cab seemed to me familiar to the point of impertinence...
     那辆出租车的司机在我看来放肆到了无礼的地步。
  2. John's 'crime' was being too familiar with the manager and calling him Gouldy.
     约翰的“罪行”就是对经理太随便，还叫他古尔迪。

英英释义

noun

• a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
  Synonym:familiar spirit
• a friend who is frequently in the company of another
  1. drinking companions
  2. comrades in arms
  Synonym:companioncomradefellowassociate
• a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support

adj

• having mutual interests or affections
  1. on familiar terms
  2. pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
  Synonym:intimate
• well known or easily recognized
  1. a familiar figure
  2. familiar songs
  3. familiar guests
• within normal everyday experience
  1. familiar ordinary objects found in every home
  2. a familiar everyday scene
  3. a familiar excuse
  4. a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences

双语例句

• I was too tired and frightened to find comfort in that familiar promise.
  我既疲惫又恐惧，就连那熟悉的承诺都无法让我感到安慰。
• The voice sounds familiar.
  这口音听起来很熟。
• They are already familiar faces on our TV screens.
  他们已经是我们电视屏幕上的熟面孔了。
• She heard the priest's familiar, flat footfall on the staircase.
  她听到楼梯上传来牧师那熟悉的单调脚步声。
• The driver of that taxi-cab seemed to me familiar to the point of impertinence
  那辆出租车的司机在我看来放肆到了无礼的地步。
• To his delight a familiar, tall, languid figure lowered itself down the steps of a club.
  看到一个熟悉的高大身影沿着俱乐部的台阶无精打采地走下来，他高兴极了。
• Most people are familiar with this figure from Wagner's opera.
  多数人都熟悉瓦格纳歌剧中的这一人物。
• 'Wonderful!' he exclaimed, in the familiar warm voice that made everybody who knew him feel welcome
  “太棒了！”他欢呼道，他熟悉而热情的声音让所有认识他的人都感到如沐春风。
• “ Look before you leap ” is a familiar expression.
  三思而行是一个很通俗的说法。
• John's 'crime' was being too familiar with the manager and calling him Gouldy.
  约翰的“罪行”就是对经理太随便，还叫他古尔迪。