elder

[美]/ˈeldə(r)/
[英]/ˈeldər/
词频: 极高

释义

n. 比我年长的人长辈
adj. 年长的, 年龄较大的
词形变化
复数elders
比较级elder

短语搭配

elderly generation

长者世代

respected elder

尊敬的长者

wise elder

智慧的长者

village elder

村长

elder statesman

元老

elderly care

老年护理

elder brother

哥哥,兄长

elder sister

姐姐,姊姊

例句

the elder of the two sons.

两个儿子中的老大。

the elder of the two brothers

两兄弟中年纪大的一个

one's elders and betters

长辈;上司

Janet is Mary's elder sister.

珍尼特是玛丽的姐姐。

My elder daughter is abroad.

我的大女儿出国了。

He is my elder by two years.

他比我大两岁。

He is my elder by five years.

他比我大五岁。

She has an elder brother.

她有一个哥哥。

a five-year-old.See Usage Note at elder 1

一个五岁的孩子参见 elder 1

educating the young to respect their elders and betters .

教育年轻人尊重长辈和上司。

the country's dying breed of elder statesmen.

正在淡出人们视野的前辈政治家。

their elder son managed the farm.

他们的大儿子管理农场。

my elders in the newsroom kept a paternal eye on me.

新闻编辑室中的长辈像父亲一样对待我。

Elder sister ran to haymow to go up with that person.

姐跟那个人跑到干草堆上去了。

Elder sister ran to haymow to go up with that labour.

姊跟那个工跑到干草堆上去了。

Some elder people enjoy Beijing opera immensely.

有些上了年纪的人非常喜爱京剧。

原声例句

We should treat our elders with due deference.

我们应该尊重长辈。

来源: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

We ended up getting an elder from each block.

我们最终从每个街区招募了一名年老者。

来源: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

You know who came? It was the elders.

你们知道是谁过来吗? 都是那些长者们。

来源: TED Talks (Video Edition) January 2016 Collection

One should be polite to one's elders.

对长辈应该有礼貌。

来源: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Childhood, teen years, adulthood or elderly?

童年、少年、成年还是老年时期?

来源: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

No, he has to learn to respect his elders.

不 他得学会尊重长辈。

来源: The Best Mom

Baba Sito is an elder who lives near the Kimana Sanctuary.

巴巴·西托是一位住在基马纳保护区附近的老人。

来源: VOA Special December 2022 Collection

That doesn't matter to the elderly people that are here.

但这对于这里的老年人来说并不重要。

来源: BBC English Unlocked

Finally, there are chondrosarcomas which tends to affect the elderly.

最后,有倾向于影响老年人的软骨肉瘤。

来源: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

Turns out, public library definitely serves our elders.

事实证明,公共图书馆的确在服务老人们。

来源: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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