词典释义：
[treated as sing. or pl.]a group consisting of two parents and their children living together as a unit
家，家庭。
a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage
家属；亲属
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friends and family can provide support .朋友和家属可提供帮助。
the children of a person or couple being discussed
子女
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she has the sole responsibility for a large family .她要单独承担抚养一大群子女的责任。
[mass noun]a person or people related to one and so to be treated with a special loyalty or intimacy
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I could not turn him away, for he was family .我不能把他拒之门外，因为他和我是一派的。
a group of people united in criminal activity
犯罪团伙；犯罪家族。
【生】 科。
a group of objects united by a significant shared characteristic
（具有明显共同特征的）一类东西。
【数】 族。
all the descendants of a common ancestor
（有共同祖先的）家族
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the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years .这所房子３００年来一直为同一家族所拥有。
a race or group of peoples from a common stock
氏族。
all the languages ultimately derived from a particular early language, regarded as a group
语族
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the Austronesian language family .南岛语族。
designed to be suitable for children as well as adults
老少咸宜的
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a family newspaper .成年人和未成年人都可以看的报纸。
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the （或one's ）family jewels informal a man's genitals 〈非正式〉 男性生殖器 -
in the family way informal pregnant〈非正式〉 怀孕的
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a family of + 数字 几口之家
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host family 寄宿家庭
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a family member 家庭成员
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a family necessity 家庭必需品
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"late Middle English （in sense 2; also denoting the servants of a household or the retinue of a nobleman）： from Latin
