familiar
adjective uk/fəˈmɪl.i.ər/ us/fəˈmɪl.i.jɚ/
(EASY TO RECOGNIZE)
B1 熟悉的；常见的；常听说
easy to recognize because of being seen, met, heard, etc. before
There were one or two familiar faces (= people I knew). 那里有一两张熟悉的面孔。
The house looked strangely familiar, though she knew she'd never been there before. 尽管她知道自己以前从未到过那里，那座房子看上去却有一种奇怪的熟悉感。
The street was familiar to me. 这条街我很熟悉。
be familiar with something/someoneB2 对…熟悉
to know something or someone well
I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with your poetry. 对不起，我对您的诗歌不甚了解。
- More examples
- Her name is familiar, but I can't quite call to mind where I've heard it.
- I saw a few familiar faces among the crowd.
- He was a familiar figure on the lecture circuit.
- She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
- When the conversation turns to politics he's on familiar ground.
(FRIENDLY)
随便的;亲近的
informal and friendly, sometimes in a way that does not show respect to someone who is not a family member or close friend
He patted her back in an overly familiar way. 他拍了拍她的背，显得有些过分亲昵。
He doesn't like to be too familiar with his staff. 他不愿意跟员工过分亲近。
Idiom
be on familiar termsidiom 关系亲密
to have a close and informal relationship
We had met before, but we were hardly (= not) on familiar terms. 我们以前见过面，但并不是很熟。
familiar
noun [ C ] old use uk/fəˈmɪl.i.ər/ us/fəˈmɪl.i.jɚ/
知交;（以猫、鸟等形象出现，与女巫为伴的）妖精
a close friend, or a spirit in the shape of a cat, bird, or other animal that is the close companion of a witch