| 词汇 | run in the family |
| 释义 | Idiom run in the family Theme: KINSHIP for a characteristic to appear in all (or most) members of a family.My grandparents lived well into their nineties, and it runs in the family.My brothers and I have red hair. It runs in the family. Idiom run in the family if a particular quality or ability runs in the family, a lot of people in that family have it.Athletic ability runs in the family: his father played basketball in college and his mother was a high school athlete. run in the/(one's) familyTo be a hereditary trait or a characteristic frequently exhibited by members of a family. I wonder if she's pregnant with twins—they do run in our family, you know. Cassie's drawing will probably win the contest—artistic ability just runs in her family. run in the family[for a characteristic] to appear in many (or all) members of a family. My grandparents lived well into their nineties, and it runs in the family. My brothers and I have red hair. It runs in the family. run in the ˈfamily(of a physical characteristic or moral quality) be something that many members of a family have: He was never going to live long because heart disease runs in both families.Good looks run in the family.run in the blood/family, toTo be characteristic of a family or peculiar to a nation, ethnic group, or other group. Richard Brinsley Sheridan used this expression in 1777 in The School for Scandal (3.3): “Learning that had run in the family like an heirloom!” |
| 随便看 |
|
青年旅行网英语在线翻译词典收录了440382条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。