Elder
[ 'eldə(r) ]
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n. 长者;长辈;元老;比…年长的人;
adj. 年纪较大的;资格老的;老练的;
📝 例句
That boy is on the outward appearance like his elder brother.
那男孩在外貌上象他的哥哥。
In some things you must trust to your elders.
有些事,你得信赖你的长者。
I used always to lie with the elder sister.
从前我总是和那位大姐同睡。
The elder son has precedence over the younger one.
长子较之非长子享有优先权.
From her letter I learn that her elder son is in the army.
从她信上我了解到她的大儿子在部队里。
🌱 联想助记
【记】e-拼音“鹅”,ld-拼音“老大”,er-拼音“儿”:鹅老大的儿子年龄较大
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
elder
adj
1
(a) [attrib 作定语]
(of people; esp two closely related members of a family) older; senior （指人, 尤指家庭中两个关系密切的成员）年长的, 年龄较大的
my elder brother 我的哥哥
her elder daughter, ie the first-born of her two daughters 她的大女儿.
(b) the elder (used without an immediately following n to refer to an earlier or later n 後面不紧接名词, 用以指前面或後面的名词) the older person, etc (of two) （两人中）年长者
He is the elder of my two brothers. 他是我两兄弟中年岁较大的.
There go my two sons. Can you guess which is the elder? 那是我的两个儿子. 你能猜出哪个大吗?
2 the elder (fml 文) (used before or after sb's name to distinguish him from another person with the same name 用於某人名字之前或之後, 以区别与之同名者): Pitt the elder 大皮特
the elder Pitt 大皮特. Cf 参看 young 3. elder, n
1 my, etc elder [sing]
person older than me, etc 比我等年长的人
He is her elder by several years. 他比她大几岁.
2 elders [pl]
people of greater age and authority 年迈而有权威的人
the village elders, ie the old and respected people of the village 村中德高望重的前辈
Traditions were passed on by the elders of the tribe. 部族的传统由长者承袭相传.
3 [C] official in a Presbyterian church （长老会中的）长老.
4 (idm 习语) one's (elders and) betters => better3 3.
elder n any of several types of small tree with scented white flowers and red or black berries 接骨木.
🔁 扩展释义
*['eldә]n. 年长者, 老人, 前辈a. 年长的, 资深的【医】 接骨木[属植物]
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A 55-storey building went up in 1913, and in 1931 the Empire State Building was completed, then the tallest building in the world.
1913年一座55层高的大楼拔地而起。1931年帝国大厦竣工，这在当时是世界上最高的大厦。
Some farmers have turned to keeping deer, and there are now about 3,000 deer farms in the country.
一些农场主已转向养鹿业，现在该国已有大约3000个养鹿场。
So, celebrate your success, and invite your parents to celebrate with you, however hard it may be for them. If you continue to be excited about your future, you may come to educate your parents in the same way.
因此，庆贺你的成功，并且邀请你的父母跟你一庆贺，尽管这样做会让他们感到难以接受。如果你还在为自己的未来而感到激动的话，你可以慢慢用同样的办法说服你的父母。