A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.
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n. 动物，兽，牲畜;<俚>家畜，牲口;<俚>畜生（一般的人）;兽性;
adj. 动物的;肉体的;肉欲的;
💡 anim生命，精神+al名词后缀→有生命的东西→动物
"I have an allergy to animal hair."
我对动物毛过敏。
近义：beast, crittur, creature, critter, physical, beastly
反义：vegetal
n. 家庭;家族;孩子;祖先;
adj. 家庭的;一家所有的;属于家庭的;适合全家人的;
💡 音“发米粒”： 家庭吃饭又叫“发米粒 father and mother I love you家庭就是爸爸妈妈我爱你
"These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations."
这些钻石在他家已经传了好几代.
近义：kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, offspring, progeniture, progeny
n. 单位，单元;装置;个体;[数]单位数;
"The unit is comparatively easy to install and cheap to operate."
这种设备比较容易安装而且用起来便宜。
近义：part, section, module, apparatus, appliance, mechanism
反义：array, kit, assemblage, suit, battery, cluster
a. 镇静的, 沉着的
近义：pacific, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, rested
adj. 偶尔的，不经常的;特殊场合的;临时的;
"He works for us on an occasional basis."
他在我们这里做临时工。
近义：inadvertent, incidental, isolated, random, sometime, sporadic
反义：predictable
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[数学]公共的;共有的;
n. [法律]（对土地、水域的）共有权;公共用地;普通;平民;
💡 共同(com)在月光(mon-moon)下， 共有的
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音乐，我们还有很多共通点。
近义：popular, mundane, ordinary, average, plain, commonplace
反义：irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole