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词汇 brother
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brother

noun
 
/ˈbrʌðə(r)/
/ˈbrʌðər/

    in family家庭

  1.  
    a boy or man who has the same mother and father as another person哥哥;弟弟
    • We're brothers.我们是亲兄弟。
    • He's my brother.他是我哥哥(或弟弟)。
    • an older/younger brother哥哥;弟弟
    • a twin brother孪生哥哥(或弟弟)
    • Does she have any brothers and sisters?她有兄弟姐妹吗?
    • Edward was the youngest of the Kennedy brothers.爱德华是肯尼迪弟兄中最小的一个。
    • He was like a brother to me (= very close).他如同我的亲兄弟一样。
    • My son really wanted a little brother.我儿子真的很想要一个小弟弟。
    • She is survived by her brothers.她被她的兄弟们所继承。
    see also half-brother, stepbrother
    • Bill idolizes his big brother, who is a professional footballer.比尔非常崇拜他哥哥,他哥哥是个职业足球员。
    • Do you have any brothers and sisters?你有兄弟姐妹吗?
    • He married the wife of his late brother.他娶了已故哥哥的妻子。
    • His old teacher greeted him like a long-lost brother.他以前的老师就像对待失散多年的兄弟一样迎接他。
    • She wrote daily to her beloved brother, Leo.她每天给亲爱的弟弟利奥写信。
    • The boys are so close, they're like brothers.这些男孩子亲密得像兄弟一般。
    Topics Family and relationshipsa1
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • elder
    • older
    phrases
    • blood brothers
    • brother and sister
    • like brothers
  2. other men其他男性

  3. (plural brothers, old-fashioned brethren)
    used for talking to or talking about other male members of an organization or other men who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself(称男性的共事者或同道)同事,弟兄,伙伴
    • We must work together, brothers!我们必须携手工作,伙计们!
    • We are all brothers in the fight against injustice.在反对不公正的斗争中,我们都是兄弟。
    • He was greatly respected by his brother officers.他非常受军官同僚的敬重。
    • We must support our weaker brethren.我们必须支持弱势的同胞。
  4. in religious group宗教团体

  5. (also Brother)
    (plural brethren, brothers)
    a male member of a religious group, especially a monk(同一宗教团体的男性)教友;(尤指)修士
    • Brother Luke卢克修士
    • The Brethren meet regularly for prayer.兄弟教会成员定期聚集祈祷。
    Topics Religion and festivalsc1
  6. form of address称呼

  7. (North American English, informal) used by black people as a form of address for a black man(黑人对黑人男子的称呼)
  8. at college/university大学

  9. (in the US) a member of a fraternity (= a club for a group of male students at a college or university)(美国)大学生联谊会成员
  10. 词源Old English brōthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broeder and German Bruder, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frater.

brother

exclamation
/ˈbrʌðə(r)/
/ˈbrʌðər/
(especially North American English, old-fashioned)
  1. used to express the fact that you are annoyed or surprised(表示生气或吃惊)
    • Oh brother!天哪!
    词源Old English brōthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broeder and German Bruder, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frater.
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