Elder
[ 'eld?(r) ]
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n. 長者;長輩;元老;比…年長的人;
adj. 年紀較大的;資格老的;老練的;
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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,你得信賴你的長者。
I used always to lie with the elder sister.
從前我總是和那位大姐同睡。
The elder son has precedence over the younger one.
長子較之非長子享有優先權.
From her letter I learn that her elder son is in the army.
從她信上我了解到她的大兒子在部隊里。
?? 聯想助記
【記】e-拼音“鵝”,ld-拼音“老大”,er-拼音“兒”:鵝老大的兒子年齡較大
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elder
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(a) [attrib 作定語]
(of people; esp two closely related members of a family) older; senior （指人, 尤指家庭中兩個關系密切的成員）年長的, 年齡較大的
my elder brother 我的哥哥
her elder daughter, ie the first-born of her two daughters 她的大女兒.
(b) the elder (used without an immediately following n to refer to an earlier or later n 後面不緊接名詞, 用以指前面或後面的名詞) the older person, etc (of two) （兩人中）年長者
He is the elder of my two brothers. 他是我兩兄弟中年歲較大的.
There go my two sons. Can you guess which is the elder? 那是我的兩個兒子. 你能猜出哪個大嗎?
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, 以區別與之同名者): Pitt the elder 大皮特
the elder Pitt 大皮特. Cf 參看 young 3. elder, n
1 my, etc elder [sing]
person older than me, etc 比我等年長的人
He is her elder by several years. 他比她大幾歲.
2 elders [pl]
people of greater age and authority 年邁而有權威的人
the village elders, ie the old and respected people of the village 村中德高望重的前輩
Traditions were passed on by the elders of the tribe. 部族的傳統由長者承襲相傳.
3 [C] official in a Presbyterian church （長老會中的）長老.
4 (idm 習語) 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.
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*['eld?]n. 年長者, 老人, 前輩a. 年長的, 資深的【醫】 接骨木[屬植物]
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What does that do?
這有什么用處呢？
Once on the boat, they were taken bolow and their chains were fixed to two bars that ran the length of the ship.
一上船，他們就被帶進底艙，他們的鐐銬就被拴在兩根從船的一頭伸到另一頭的鐵桿上。
Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.
甚至在印度從英國統治下獲得獨立之前，在3。8億印度人民爭取自治的斗爭中，甘地很顯然是位關鍵人物與領袖。