cousin
表妹,表弟,表哥,堂兄
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- : Also called first cousin, full cousin . the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.See also second cousin, removed.
- : one related by descent in a diverging line from a known common ancestor, as from one's grandparent or from one's father's or mother's sister or brother.
- : a kinsman or kinswoman; relative.
- : a person or thing related to another by similar natures, languages, geographical proximity, etc.: Our Canadian cousins are a friendly people.
- : Slang. a gullible, innocent person who is easily duped or taken advantage of.
- : a term of address used by a sovereign in speaking, writing, or referring to another sovereign or a high-ranking noble.
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Examples
The flares appear to be tiny cousins of the better known solar flares.
Weganool, a vegan cousin of wool that is primed to take off as the next big thing in sustainable fashion in Europe and beyond.
Suppose Dax had a cousin, Max, who was 60% husky and 40% Pomeranian.
Also like its basketball-playing cousins, hockey will have a bit of a convoluted format upon its return.
In addition to being an economist and teacher, Sally Sadoff also happens to be my cousin.
Mating with a cousin or brother is safer than risking life and limb to mate with an outsider.
“A mother has lost a son,” referring to his late cousin Akai.
The savvy forger with Pappy empties to fill might get his hands on some Old Weller and present it as its more illustrious cousin.
A few worries, to be sure, but not that cousin of depression and anxiety, dread.
The second-to-last time we met Zalwar Khan, he brought a man he introduced as his cousin.
Cousin George's position is such a happy one, that conversation is to him a thing superfluous.
From the moment that he touches the magical little hand, cousin George is eclipsed.
As a matter of fact, it was a very distant of hers who had died, a Mrs. Fanshawe Collingwood, who also lived in the town.