great-aunt

[US]/[ˈɡreɪt ˈʌnt]/
[UK]/[ˈɡreɪt ˈʌnt]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.叔母或姨母,父母或祖父母的姐妹;(非正式)一位年龄较大的亲戚
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

great-aunt's house

外婆家

my great-aunt

我的外婆

visiting great-aunts

拜访外婆们

great-aunt gave

外婆送了

remembering great-aunt

记得外婆

a great-aunt lived

外婆住着

great-aunts' stories

外婆们的故事

helped my great-aunt

帮助我的外婆

great-aunt's recipes

外婆的食谱

asked great-aunt

问外婆

Example Sentences

my great-aunt always sent me lovely christmas cards.

我的外高祖母总是会寄给我漂亮的圣诞贺卡。

we visited my great-aunt martha last weekend.

我们上周末拜访了我的外高祖母玛莎。

my great-aunt's apple pie is legendary in our family.

我外高祖母的苹果派在我们家很有名。

she inherited her great-aunt’s antique jewelry collection.

她继承了她外高祖母的古董珠宝收藏。

my great-aunt taught me how to knit when i was little.

我小时候,我的外高祖母教我如何编织。

we’re going to celebrate my great-aunt’s 80th birthday.

我们要庆祝我外高祖母的八十岁生日。

my great-aunt lived in a charming cottage by the sea.

我的外高祖母住在海边一栋迷人的小屋里。

she bears a striking resemblance to her great-aunt.

她和她的外高祖母长得很像。

my great-aunt is a retired school teacher.

我的外高祖母是一位退休教师。

we listened to great-aunt elsie's fascinating stories.

我们听了外高祖母埃尔西引人入胜的故事。

my great-aunt enjoys gardening and birdwatching.

我的外高祖母喜欢园艺和观鸟。

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