avuncular

单词avuncular

基本解释

adj.: 像伯伯（或叔叔）似的；长辈风范的；慈爱的
网络: 伯父的；伯父似的；叔伯的

权威解释

• 像伯伯（或叔叔）似的；长辈风范的；慈爱的:

  behaving in a kind and friendly way towards young people, similar to the way an uncle treats his nieces or nephews

英汉解释

• 伯父的

• 〔废语〕当铺的

• 叔伯的,似叔伯的

同义词

adj.kindlykindkind-heartedkindheartedbenign

反义词

adj.unkind

例句

• He is an avuncular man in his fifties with a hairless pate and a perfect trapezoidal moustache that fans out to the corners of his mouth.

  他五十多岁看着像个伯父，头顶光光，修的完美的梯形胡须一直散到嘴角。

• In other circumstances it might have seemed an assured, even avuncular performance.

  在其它情况下，这也许似乎是一种自信、甚至有着长辈风范的表现。

• Arthur Burns was an avuncular , pipe- smoking scholar .

  伯恩斯是位成熟的学者，常常叼着烟斗。

• The avuncular titan put his arm around her shoulder and assured her that all would be well; she could trust him.

  而这个伯父般的巨骗伸手搂着她的肩膀并安慰她说一切都很好；她可以信任他。

• No longer was I the avuncular, benevolent doctor-I was a human being.

  我不再是一个有威严而仁慈的医生-我是个普通人。

• But China"s relatively avuncular premier Wen Jiabao has snorkelled this reef before.

  但相对祥和的中国总理温家宝之前在这片海礁潜过水。

• At that point, Schmidt put an avuncular hand on Page"s shoulder and brought him back to the real world.

  那一刻，施密特将一只伯父般的手放到佩奇的肩膀上，把他拉回到真实的世界中来。

• On Thursday night, the avuncular Jackson couldn"t inspire his team to do the same.

  在周四晚上，这个伯父似的杰克逊却没能激励他的球队做同样的事。

• He was now playing the role of disinterested host and avuncular mentor.

  他现在正扮演着慷慨的主人和伯父似的指导人的角色。