Cousins

英 ['kʌznz] 美 ['kʌznz]

• n. 卡曾斯(姓)
• n. 堂兄弟；堂姐妹；表兄弟；表姐妹
• 名词cousin的复数形式.

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Cousins are collateral relatives.
   表堂兄弟姊妹都是旁系亲属。
2. He and his cousins bought a steam thresher on shares.
   他和他的堂兄弟们合伙买了一台蒸气脱粒机。
3. We were glad because the two female cousins were even more Grierson than Miss Emily had ever been.
   我们高兴是因为艾米莉的堂姐妹们比艾米莉更加高贵。
4. I have two cousins in Guangzhou.
   我在广州有两个表兄弟。
5. Each of my cousins received an Easter egg on Easter Day.
   我的表兄弟们每人在复活节都得到了一枚复活节彩蛋。
6. That afternoon in the train the cousins settled down in their seats.
   那天下午表姐妹俩才在火车上落了座。
7. This taboo against cousins' marrying is important, argues Gutman, because it is one of many indications of a strong awareness among slaves of an extended kinship network.
   古特曼论辩道，这种禁止堂兄弟表姐妹通婚的禁忌甚为重要，因为它是诸多标志之一，表明奴隶之间存在着一种对广泛悠久的亲缘网络的强烈意识。