uncle
n
1
(a) brother of one´s father or mother; husband of one´s aunt 伯父; 叔父; 舅父; 姑父; 姨父
my uncle Jim 我的吉姆叔叔. =>App 8 见附录8.
(b) man whose brother or sister has a child 当叔父、 伯父、 舅父、 姑父或姨父的人
Now you´re an uncle. 现在你当上叔叔了.
2 (infml 口) (used by children, esp in front of a first name 用作儿语, 尤用於名前) unrelated adult male friend, esp of one´s parents 无亲戚关系的成年男姓朋友(尤指父母的朋友); 叔叔; 伯伯.
3 (idm 习语) bob´s your uncle => bob4. talk like a Dutch uncle => talk2.