avuncular

US [əˈvʌŋkjələr]
UK [əˈvʌŋkjʊlə(r)]
  • adj.像伯伯（或叔叔）似的；长辈风范的；慈爱的
  • Web伯父的；伯父似的；叔伯的

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avuncular
adj.
1.
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

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AllAll,像伯伯似的像伯伯似的,长辈风范的长辈风范的,慈爱的慈爱的,伯父的伯父的,伯父似的伯父似的,叔伯的叔伯的
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1.
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。
tā wǔ shí duō suì kàn zhe xiàng gè bó fù , tóu dǐng guāng guāng , xiū de wán měi de tī xíng hú xū yì zhí sǎn dào zuǐ jiǎo 。
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2.
Arthur Burns was an avuncular , pipe- smoking scholar .
伯恩斯是位成熟的学者，常常叼着烟斗。
bó ēn sī shì wèi chéng shú de xué zhě , cháng cháng diāo zhe yān dǒu 。
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3.
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。
ér zhè ge bó fù bān de jù piàn shēn shǒu lǒu zhe tā de jiān bǎng bìng ān wèi tā shuō yí qiè dōu hěn hǎo ; tā kě yǐ xìn rèn tā 。
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4.
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。
wǒ bú zài shì yī gè yǒu wēi yán ér rén cí de yī shēng - wǒ shì gè pǔ tōng rén 。
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5.
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。
dàn xiāng duì xiáng hé de zhōng guó zǒng lǐ wēn jiā bǎo zhī qián zài zhè piàn hǎi jiāo qián guò shuǐ 。
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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。
nà yí kè , shī mì tè jiāng yī zhī bó fù bān de shǒu fàng dào pèi qí de jiān bǎng shàng , bǎ tā lā huí dào zhēn shí de shì jiè zhōng lái 。
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7.
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。
zài zhōu sì wǎn shang , zhè ge bó fù shì de jié kè xùn què méi néng jī lì tā de qiú duì zuò tóng yàng de shì 。
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8.
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。
tā xiàn zài zhèng bàn yǎn zhe kāng kǎi de zhǔ rén hé bó fù shì de zhǐ dǎo rén de jué sè 。
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