elder

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英[ˈeldə(r)]
美[ˈeldər]

基本释义

adj.
年长的
n.
年长者; 有威望的长者; 长老; 接骨木

词性变化

实用例句

the elder of their two sons

他们的两个儿子中年纪大的那个

牛津词典

the elder Pitt

老皮特

牛津词典

Pitt the elder

老皮特

牛津词典

Children have no respect for their elders nowadays.

现在的孩子对长辈一点儿也不尊敬。

牛津词典

the village elders (= the old and respected people of the village)

村里德高望重的长辈

牛津词典

He is her elder by several years.

他比她年长几岁。

牛津词典

my elder brother

我的哥哥

牛津词典

his elder sister

他的姐姐

牛津词典

...his elder brother.

他哥哥

...the elder of her two daughters.

她两个女儿中年长的那个

The young have no respect for their elders.

年轻人不尊重他们的长辈。

...tribal elders.

部落长老

He is now an elder of the village church.

他现在是乡村教会的长老。

Clare: My elder sister is always in demand at family parties.

克蕾: 亲友开家庭派对,都会找我姐姐.

期刊摘选

Derek Fisher is the elder statesman of the team, drafted in 1996 by the Lakers.

德里克·费舍尔是球队里的老队员了, 1996选秀进入湖人.

期刊摘选

Assemble 50 Elder Druids, 30 Silver Unicorns and 10 Green Dragons do defend it.

募集50个德鲁伊长老, 30只银色独角兽和10条绿龙用于防御.

期刊摘选

His elder sister had been his guide, counsellor and friend.

他姐姐过去一直指导他, 给他出主意,是他的朋友.

《简明英汉词典》

She shouldn't entreat her elder like that.

她不应那样对待长辈.

《简明英汉词典》

The old man is a grumpy elder.

这老人是个脾气坏的长者.

《简明英汉词典》

He exhorted his elder.

他规劝长辈.

《简明英汉词典》

James has outgrown his elder brother.

詹姆士长得比他哥哥高.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

He is my elder by five years.

他比我大五岁.

《简明英汉词典》

With mother earning and his elder children drawing substantial wages father is seldom the dominant figure that he still was at the beginning of the century.

由于母亲挣钱和大孩子也拿相当的工资,父亲很少再象本世纪初那样是一家之主了.

《用法词典》

So it was Xiao Wang's elder sister who called just now.

刚才打电话的敢情是小王的姐姐呀!

《现代汉英综合大词典》

She has an elder brother.

她有一个哥哥.

《简明英汉词典》

He shouldn't burlesque the elder.

他不应模仿那长者.

《简明英汉词典》

Don't be an unsuspecting elder.

不要做一个轻信的年长者.

《简明英汉词典》

The person you saw yesterday was not her, but her elder sister.

昨天你看见的不是她, (而)是她姐姐.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Bush the elder was an American President, and so was his son, Bush the younger.

老布什是美国总统, 他的儿子小布什也是美国总统.

《简明英汉词典》

真题例句

But an accumulating body of research indicates that some distinctions between one type of elder care and another have little real bearing on how well residents do.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

"A balanced breakfast is really helpful, but getting regular meals throughout the day is more important to leave blood sugar stable through the day, which helps control weight and hunger levels," says Elder.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

"The body uses a lot of energy stores for growth and repair through the night," explains diet specialist Sarah Elder.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Within just the past five years, I have noticed parents returning to a belief that teenagers need the guidance of elders rather than the liberal, anything goes mode of child-rearing that became popular in the second half of the 20th century.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Moreover, the tendency for universities to monitor and shape student behavior runs up against another characteristic of young adults: the response to being controlled by their elders.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The town elders wanted to learn about the world.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a person who is older than you are

  • 2. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

  • 3. any of various church officers

Adjective
  • 1. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;

    "Bill Adams, Sr."

  • 2. older brother or sister;

    "big sister"

同义词辨析

elder, older

这两个形容词都表示"年长的,年龄较大的"之意。

  • elder是old的比较级。指家庭成员中年龄较长的,或指两人中年龄较长的。
  • older也是old的比较级,指年龄较大、较老,指物时作"较旧的"解。

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