idiomIf aquality,ability,disease, etc.runsin thefamily, manymembersof thefamilyhave it:家族遗传,世代相传Intelligenceseemstorunin thatfamily.那一家人都很聪明,好像是遗传的。We're allambitious- itseemstorunin thefamily.我们一家人都很有抱负——好像是遗传。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFamily: ancestors & descendants
ancestor
ancestral
ancestry
be in the/someone'sbloodidiom
blood
blood is thicker than wateridiom
descent
distaff
family tree
forbear
forebear
genealogist
genealogy
generation
heraldic
heraldry
lineage
progenitor
sandwich generation
successor
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