familiar

US [fəˈmɪljər]
UK [fəˈmɪliə(r)]
  • adj.熟悉；通晓；熟悉的；常见到的
  • n.同…亲近起来；亲友；常客；高级官吏的家属
  • Web常见的；通晓的；熟知的
Plural Form：familiars  

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Familiar
adj.
1.
熟悉的；常见到的；常听说的well known to you; often seen or heard and therefore easy to recognize
to look/sound/taste familiar
看╱听╱尝起来熟悉
He's a familiar figure in the neighbourhood.
他在这个地区是大家熟悉的人物。
Something about her voice was vaguely familiar.
她的声音有点耳熟。
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。
Violent attacks are becoming all too familiar(= sadly familiar) .
暴力攻击变成了司空见惯的现象。
2.
~ with sth
通晓；熟悉knowing sth very well
an area with which I had been familiar since childhood
我自幼就了若指掌的一个地区
Are you familiar with the computer software they use?
你熟悉他们使用的计算机软件吗？
3.
~ (with sb)
随便的very informal, sometimes in a way that is unpleasant
You seem to be on very familiar terms with your tutor.
你似乎和你的导师之间很随便。
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。

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People familiar with the matter do not expect the deal with HSBC to be affected by the ABN Amro China investigation.
知情人士不认为与汇丰的交易会受到荷银中国调查事件的影响。
zhī qíng rén shì bù rèn wéi yǔ huì fēng de jiāo yì huì shòu dào hé yín zhōng guó diào chá shì jiàn de yǐng xiǎng 。
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2.
Familiar faces is not common, everyone started trying to camouflage oneself, the shuttle only to have their own copy of the meeting.
熟悉的面孔已经不常见了，每个人都开始极力的伪装着自己，穿梭只是为了拥有自己的那份遇见。
shú xī de miàn kǒng yǐ jīng bù cháng jiàn le , měi gè rén dōu kāi shǐ jí lì de wěi zhuāng zhe zì jǐ , chuān suō zhǐ shì wèi le yōng yǒu zì jǐ de nà fèn yù jiàn 。
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3.
However, people familiar with the negotiations said the offer was unlikely to be accepted.
不过，熟悉谈判情况的人士称，这一提议不太可能被接受。
bú guò , shú xī tán pàn qíng kuàng de rén shì chēng , zhè yī tí yì bù tài kě néng bèi jiē shòu 。
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4.
It had begun in familiar fashion, in the sturm und drang of a sporting conflict between England and Germany.
在英德绿茵争斗的狂飙时期，这场比赛开局还是老样子。
zài yīng dé lǜ yīn zhēng dòu de kuáng biāo shí qī , zhè chǎng bǐ sài kāi jú hái shì lǎo yàng zǐ 。
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5.
Lawmakers and government officials familiar with defense policy said the guidelines were expected to be approved this week.
了解日本防卫政府的议员和政府官员说，新防卫指南有望本周得到批准。
liǎo jiě rì běn fáng wèi zhèng fǔ de yì yuán hé zhèng fǔ guān yuán shuō , xīn fáng wèi zhǐ nán yǒu wàng běn zhōu dé dào pī zhǔn 。
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Three institutional investors have urged BofA to look beyond internal candidates, according to people familiar with the matter.
知情人士透露，已有三家机构投资者敦促美银拓宽视野，不要只看内部人选。
zhī qíng rén shì tòu lù , yǐ yǒu sān jiā jī gòu tóu zī zhě dūn cù měi yín tuò kuān shì yě , bú yào zhǐ kàn nèi bù rén xuǎn 。
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7.
she is going to leave the house where she used to live in her childhood , look around and to every familiar goods ---farewell.
要离开曾在孩提时代住过的小屋子了，她环顾四周，向每一件熟悉的物品一一告别。
yào lí kāi céng zài hái tí shí dài zhù guò de xiǎo wū zǐ le , tā huán gù sì zhōu , xiàng měi yī jiàn shú xī de wù pǐn yī yī gào bié 。
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Although few Americans recognize the name, there's a chance that the name could become more familiar to shoppers over the next five years.
尽管只有少数美国人认识海尔品牌，但未来5年，这一品牌将有机会被更多美国人熟悉。
jǐn guǎn zhǐ yǒu shǎo shù měi guó rén rèn shi hǎi ěr pǐn pái , dàn wèi lái wǔ nián , zhè yī pǐn pái jiāng yǒu jī huì bèi gèng duō měi guó rén shú xī 。
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He was overruled, say people familiar with the matter at the time.
知情人说，他的提议被否决了。
zhī qíng rén shuō , tā de tí yì bèi fǒu jué le 。
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on a saturday. The familiar building, so unfamiliar in its quietness. Peaceful, as if time had frozen still.
我经常在星期六去学校操场玩。凭栏依旧，嘈杂不再。宁静安详，就像时间停止一般。
wǒ jīng cháng zài xīng qī liù qù xué xiào cāo chǎng wán 。 píng lán yī jiù , cáo zá bú zài 。 níng jìng ān xiáng , jiù xiàng shí jiān tíng zhǐ yì bān 。
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