elder
英['eldə(r)]
美['eldər]
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adj.
年龄较大的;年长的
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n.
长者;长辈;[植]接骨木
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adj. (形容词)
- 年龄较大的,年长的,前辈的
- 从前的,过去的,早期的,古代的
- 优先的
- 地位高的,名望高的,资格老的;资深的
- 古老的
n. (名词)
- 年长者,年纪较大者
- 长辈,长者,前辈
- 元老,元老院成员
- 祖先,祖宗,前人
- 【宗】长老
- 【植】接骨木
- 族长,村长
- 大人,做父母的人
- 元老院成员
- 【植】接骨木
- 比…年长的人
- 接骨木是美国制造的供水船
n. (名词)
- [S]二人中的较长者 the older person of two persons
- [C]年长者,长辈 persons of greater age
adj. (形容词)
- 年龄较大的 (of members of a family, especially closely related members, or of two indicated members) older; senior
- 老的,年长的 before or after a person's name to distinguish that person from another of the same name
Noun:
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a person who is older than you are
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any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
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any of various church officers
Adjective:
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used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;
"Bill Adams, Sr."
- 1. She made liberal use of her elder sister's make-up and clothes.
- 她随便把姐姐的化妆品和衣服拿来用。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He is now an elder of the village church.
- 他现在是乡村教会的长老。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She used to play games of make-believe with her elder sister.
- 她过去常跟姐姐玩扮家家的游戏。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. the elder of their two sons
- 他们的两个儿子中年纪大的那个
来自《权威词典》
- 5. an elder statesman of golf
- 高尔夫球的元老
来自《权威词典》
用作形容词 (adj.)
- He is the elder twin of the two.
他是两个双胞胎较年长的那个。
- The elder welder seldom yields his field.
年长的焊接工很少放弃他的场地。
- He is the elder of the twins.
他是双胞胎中的哥哥。
用作名词 (n.)
- An elder interfered to stop the argument.
一位长者出面干预,以平息这场争论。
- She shouldn't entreat her elder like that.
她不应那样对待长辈。
- We have been told to show respect for our elder.
父母教导我们必须尊敬长辈。
用作名词 (n.)
- He is the elder of the two.
他是两人中年纪较大的一个。
- Which is the elder of the two sisters?
两姐妹中哪个是姐姐?
- He is my elder.
他比我年长。
- He is four years my elder.
他比我大四岁。
- He married a woman nearly six years his elder.
他和一个几乎比他大6岁的女人结了婚。
- He is a disillusioned elder.
他是个觉悟了的长者。
- The old man is a grumpy elder.
这老人是个脾气坏的长者。
- The old man is a ruling elder in this family.
这老人在这家庭中起支配作用。
- Don't be an unsuspecting elder.
不要做一个轻信的年长者。
- He shouldn't burlesque the elder.
他不应嘲弄那长者。
- The elder warns me against false friends.
这长辈要我提防假朋友。
- Traditions were passed on by the elder of the tribe.
传统的观念习俗由部族的长者世代相传。
- She always heeds her elder.
她总是关心长辈。
- He shouldn't grieve his elder.
他不应让长辈伤心。
- She shouldn't entreat her elder like that.
她不应那样对待长辈。
- He exhorted his elder.
他规劝长辈。
- He has succeeded his elder as manager.
他已接替长辈当了经理。
- I hope that my elder will pardon me.
我希望长辈原谅我。
- The girl reveres her elder.
这女孩敬畏长辈。
- Should we always respect our elders?
我们应当永远尊敬长辈吗?
- We should honor elders.
我们应尊敬长辈。
- It worries the elders.
这事使长者困扰。
- I always follow the advice of our elders.
我总是听从长辈的劝告。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语
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- She has an elder sister.
她有一个姐姐。
- The elder sister is called Mary.
姐姐名叫玛丽。
- Everything the boy does is an express copy of his elder brother's behaviour.
这个男孩的一举一动显然是模仿他哥哥的举止。
- My elder brother will eat in tonight.
我哥哥今晚在家吃饭。
- My elder sister came back home, before long she fell ill.
我姐姐回家来了,不久她病了。
- His elder brother left a watch with him.
他哥哥把一块表交托给他。
- Our family lived mainly on the earnings of my elder sister.
我们家主要靠我姐姐挣钱生活。
- From her letter I learned that her elder son is now in the army.
从她信上我了解到,她的大儿子现在在部队里。
- He is the elder Tom.
他是老汤姆。
- William Pitt the elder was a politician, like his son.
老威廉·皮特跟他儿子一样是从政的。
- Mr. Smith is an elder statesman.
史密斯先生是政界元老。
- He is the elder member of the Party.
他是党内年龄较大的成员。
- She has forgotten elder times.
她已忘却了昔日。
n. (名词)
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elder作名词时,单数形式表示“两个人中年龄较大的人”,其前常加定冠词。引申表示“长辈”“先辈”,指年迈而又有权威的人,用于具体的人时,其前加物主代词,泛指时常用复数形式。
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elder当表示“二人之中年龄较大者”时,多用one's elder的形式,如要比较二人年龄的大小,不能与than连用,要用be the elder of sb 结构。
adj. (形容词)
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elder是old的比较级形式之一,但已失去比较意义,成为定语形容词,表示兄弟姐妹中或两个指明的人中较年长者。
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the elder可用于人名前后,以区别于同姓名的年龄较小者,可译为“老…”。
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elder无比较级和最高级。
adj. (形容词)
- elder, elderly
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- 这两个词的区别是:elder表示“年龄较大的”“年长的”,指相对于某人或某事来说年龄比较大; elderly表示“上了年纪的”“过了中年的”,是绝对意义上的年纪较大。例如:
- She is my elder daughter.她是我的大女儿。
- He's very active for an elderly man.按老年人来说,他非常活跃。
- elder, older
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- 这两个词都是old的比较级。其区别是:
- elder强调“次第”,而older强调“年龄”。
- 1.older在句中,可用作定语也可用作表语,且可与than连用; elder在句中只能用作定语,不可与than连用。例如:
- My elder brother is two years older than me.我的哥哥比我年长两岁。
- 2.older可修饰人或事物; 而elder则只能修饰人。例如:
- It claims to be the older insurance company in the world.据称这是世界上一家较早的保险公司。
- He is my elder brother.他是我哥哥。
- 3.在英国说“哥哥”“姐姐”时用elder; 而在美国则用older。
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
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ape the elders
模仿长辈
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appeal elders
向长辈求助,引起长者的兴趣
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assemble elder
调查年长者
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burlesque elder
嘲弄年长者
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consult elder
请教长辈,与年长者商量
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entreat elder
恳求长辈,对付年长者
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exhort elder
规劝年长者
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gather elders
召集长辈
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grieve elder
使长辈伤心,使年长者悲痛
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heed elder
关心年长者,关注长辈
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honor elder
尊敬长辈,给年长者荣誉
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ordain elder
委任长者为牧师,任年长者为圣职
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persuade elder
说服年长者,使长者相信
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respect the elders
尊敬长辈
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revere elder
尊敬长者,敬畏年长者
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succeed elder
接替长辈,继年长者之后
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worry elder
困扰长者,使年长者焦虑
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