run in the family

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family. derogatory,idiomatic
    — We could never understand why any man should choose the career of a chainsmith, except, possibly, for the reason that it ran in the family, for a more arduous and unpleasant manner of earning one's living could scarcely be imagined, unless it was the business of moulding permanent-way chairs in an iron foundry.

词形变化

runs in the family present,singular,third-person running in the family participle,present ran in the family past run in the family participle,past
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