cousin

n.堂[表]兄弟姊妹；远亲，同辈

noun

1. 同辈表亲（或堂亲）；堂兄（或弟、姊、妹）；表兄（或弟、姊、妹）
   a child of your aunt or uncle
   1. She's my cousin.
      她是我的表妹。
   2. We're cousins.
      我们是表亲。
2. 远房亲戚；远亲
   a person who is in your wider family but who is not closely related to you
   1. He's a distant cousin of mine.
      他是我远房的一个表亲。
3. 兄弟的…国人民（对与本民族有某些类似的另一国家人民的说法）
   a way of describing people from another country who are similar in some way to people in your own country
   1. our American cousins
      我们兄弟的美国人民

名词复数形式:cousins

cousin 表亲

来自拉丁词consobrinus, 表亲，来自sobr-, 姐妹，词源同sister, sorority. 即母亲的姐妹的子女。

1. I tried again to get ahold of my cousin Joan.
   我再次尝试联系我的表妹琼。
2. She looks a bit like his cousin Maureen
   她长得有点儿像他表姐莫琳。
3. Sakota was her cousin and bosom pal.
   沙科塔是她的表妹和亲密伙伴。
4. Eric was my cousin Edward's boy
   埃里克是我表兄爱德华的儿子。
5. My cousin Mark helped me
   表兄马克帮了我。
6. We are cousins.
   我们是表亲。
7. Whereas West Germans drink wine, their Eastern cousins prefer Schnapps
   西德人喝葡萄酒，而他们东德的兄弟姐妹则喜欢喝杜松子酒。
8. The average European kitchen is smaller than its American cousin.
   欧式的厨房一般比美式厨房小。
9. George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin
   乔治逃脱了和他表亲的包办婚姻。
10. He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.
    他追查到了堂弟和叔叔的下落，发现叔叔这时正在病中。
11. Her cousin, a hairdresser, was perming her hair as a special treat
    她表兄是美发师，正在免费给她烫发。
12. Allow me to present my wife's cousin, Mr Zachary Colenso.
    请允许我介绍我妻子的表哥，扎卡里·科伦索先生。
13. He invented some story about a cousin.
    他骗别人说自己有位堂兄。
14. My cousin Henry, he waltzes in a few months later at three times the salary.
    我堂弟亨利几个月之后入职时轻而易举地拿到了3倍的薪水。
15. His cousin was about to wed.
    他表弟要结婚了。
16. He called cousin with the mayor.
    他和市长有亲属关系。
17. My husband's cousin is an acquaintance of Lord northcliffe.
    我丈夫的堂兄认识诺思克利夫勋爵。
18. His cousin just came for him.
    他表哥刚才来找他。
19. She is a distant cousin.
    她是我的远房表妹。
20. He's my cousin on my father's side.
    他是我的家门堂兄弟。
21. He had a romance with his cousin.
    他跟他表妹有过一段罗曼史。
22. Mack boosted his cousin into a better job.
    麦克吹捧自己的堂兄，使他得到较好的工作。
23. John is a cousin to me.
    约翰是我的远亲。
24. My cousin and I are the same age.
    我的表弟和我同年纪。
25. My wife's cousin is engaged to her former husband.
    我妻子的姐妹和她的前夫订婚了。
26. I always quarrel with my cousin.
    我经常和我表姐发生争吵。
27. They are my uncle and my cousin.
    他们是我的叔叔和表哥。
28. She met Ben and his cousin Jack.
    她遇到了本和他的表弟杰克。
29. I saw a cousin of yours yesterday.
    我昨天看见了你的一个堂兄弟。
30. I have a cousin.
    我有一个堂兄弟。