a sexual relationship between two people in which at least one of them is already committed to someone else
婚外情, 外遇
这位政治家与其助手之间的丑闻绯闻登上了全国各地的头条新闻。
a relationship between people or groups based on shared experiences, ideas, or emotions
纽带, 联系
亲子纽带通常在幼儿期形成。
all the people living in a house together, considered as a social unit
家庭, 家人
管理一个有三个孩子和两只宠物的家庭可能相当具有挑战性。
the legal act of ending a marriage
离婚, 分手
经过多年的婚姻冲突后，他们决定追求离婚并分道扬镳。
to legally end a marriage
离婚, 解除婚姻
这对夫妇寻求了咨询，但最终，他们不得不面对离婚的艰难决定。
the line of descendants or family line originating from a specific individual
血统, 世系
这个家族的世系可以追溯到几个世纪前。
a blood relative who lived a long time ago, usually before one's grandparents
祖先, 祖宗
他们参观了那个古老的墓地，那里埋葬着他们的许多祖先。
the person one used to be married to or have a relationship with
前任
她在杂货店遇到了她的前任，他们尴尬地寒暄了几句。
a large family group consisting of parents and children that might also include grandparents, aunts, or uncles
大家庭, 扩展家庭
她在一个大家庭共同生活的房子里长大，建立了一个强大的支持系统。
one's parents or family members in general
父母, 家人
他的父母每当他从大学回家时，总是会准备一顿特别的晚餐。
a person who takes someone else's child and raises them without legally becoming their parent
养父母, 寄养家庭
寄养父母参加了特殊培训课程，以更好地照顾孩子。
either of two children or animals born from the same mother at the same time who are very similar in appearance
同卵双胞胎, 单卵双胞胎
同卵双胞胎穿着相配的服装参加他们的生日派对。
a person who is related to someone by marriage
岳父母, 姻亲
他们邀请了所有的姻亲参加婚礼。
one's brother or sister
兄弟姐妹, 同胞
在成长过程中，他经常在各种运动和游戏中与他的兄弟姐妹竞争。
the son of one's stepfather or stepmother from a previous relationship
继兄弟, 同父异母或同母异父的兄弟
在我们的父母结婚后，我得到了一个现在对我来说像兄弟一样的继兄。
a child of one's husband or wife from a former marriage
继子女, 前夫或前妻的孩子
起初她发现与自己的继子建立联系很有挑战性，但他们逐渐建立了牢固的纽带。
the daughter of one's spouse from a past relationship
继女, 配偶与前一段关系中的女儿
他带他的继女去看了她的第一场棒球比赛，创造了一段珍贵的回忆。
the man that is married to one's parent but is not one's biological father
继父, 第二个父亲
继父和他的继子因为他们共同对钓鱼的热爱而建立了联系。
the woman that is married to one's parent but is not one's biological mother
继母, 后妈
他的继母帮他做作业。
the daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother from a previous relationship
继姐妹, 同父异母或同母异父的姐妹
这对继姐妹组合一起完成了她们的学校项目，互相补充了彼此的优点。
the son of one's spouse from a past relationship
继子, 配偶之前一段关系中的儿子
她努力与继子建立联系，带他去参加他最喜欢的体育赛事。
the state in which a couple decide to live apart while they are still legally married
分居
这对夫妇的分居协议概述了他们分居期间子女监护权和财务支持的条款。
the legal act or process of taking someone else's child and raising them as one's own
收养
这对夫妇完成了收养过程，并将他们的新女儿迎进了家中。
showing a level of love or care that one would only expect a brother to have
兄弟般的, 如兄弟的
他们的纽带建立在兄弟般的爱和相互尊重的基础上。
(of a group of people) having a strong friendly relationship with shared interests
紧密的, 团结的
在一个关系紧密的家庭中长大意味着总有可以寻求建议或支持的人。
to take someone's child into one's family and become their legal parent
收养
经过多年的等待，他们终于有机会收养一个新生儿。
to have a secret romantic or sexual relationship with someone other than one's own partner
出轨
关于他出轨妻子的谣言原来是真的。
to receive money, property, etc. from someone who has passed away
继承, 接收遗产
他很惊讶能从叔叔那里继承一大批珍稀书籍。
to remain loyal to or supportive of someone, particularly during a hard time
忠于, 支持
在艰难的决策过程中，有一个支持你选择的人是令人安心的。
to look or act like an older member of the family, especially one's parents
像, 继承
那个婴儿有着可爱的酒窝，像他的父亲。
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to sing softly in order to help someone fall asleep
having a near blood relationship in a family line
