family 作"家人" 时意味复数观念，作东语时，谓动用复数；family一词没有用复数名义。
My family are watching TV . 尔的家人们正在观电视。
My family will move to another city net week . 下周,尔齐家要搬到另外一个都会往。
All my family enjoy skiing.
尔们齐家皆可恨滑雪。
All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party.
尔们一齐的支属皆来加入了祖父八十寿宴。
The support of family and friends is vital.
亲朋的支撑极为沉要。
His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides
他不管作出甚么裁夺，家人皆齐力支撑。
family作"家庭" 时，意味家庭这个集体，是单数观念。作东语时，谓动用单数；family作"家庭" 时，有复数名义，families意味几个家庭。
用作名词 (n.)
There are five people in my family.
尔家里有五口人。
He was born in a wealthy family.
他出身在一个充盈的家庭。
用作描摹词 (adj.)
Quarrels are a normal part of family life.
反目是家庭糊口正常的一局部。
He returned to the family home...
他归到本人家里。
She works in the family business.
她在家眷的企业服务。
Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years.
有些家眷在这个地域务农有几百年了。
It had been designed as a family house...
这屋子的设计契合一家长幼同共寓居。
family作"家庭、家眷" 时, 意味家庭这个集体, 是单数观念. 作东语时,谓动用单数; family作"家庭" 时, 有复数名义: families 几个家庭。
如: Many families have cars now. 此刻好多家庭有小车。
Almost every family in the country owns a television.
这个邦家几近家家皆有一台电视机。
family英语单词，“家”的意义。家眷，宅眷：同共前辈传下的群体。
They decided to start a family.
他们裁夺要孩童。
She's family (= she is a relation) .
她是尔们家的人。
one-parent / single-parent families
单亲家庭
the Royal Family 王室
(be/get) in the family way
孕珠；有喜
