elder的意思|示意
adj. 年龄较大的;资格老的
n. 长者，长辈;元老，长老;接骨木
【名】 （Elder）（美）埃德（人名）
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elder的用法详解
Elder作为形容词，可以用于表达某人比另一人更年长的意思，如：
He is two years my elder.
他比我大两岁。
Elder作为名词，可以用于表达家庭中年纪最大的亲戚的意思，如：
My elder brother is a doctor.
我哥哥是一位医生。
Elder还可以表示担任某个职位的人，如：
The elders of the church are responsible for making important decisions.
教会长老负责做重要决定。
elder相关短语
1、 elder brother 哥哥，兄长
2、 elder sister 姐姐，姊姊
elder相关例句
She shouldn't entreat her elder like that.
她不应那样对待长辈.
《简明英汉词典》
He exhorted his elder.
他规劝长辈.
《简明英汉词典》
...the elder of her two daughters.
她两个女儿中年长的那个
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He is my elder by five years.
他比我大五岁.
《简明英汉词典》
With mother earning and his elder children drawing substantial wages father is seldom the dominant figure that he still was at the beginning of the century.
由于母亲挣钱和大孩子也拿相当的工资,父亲很少再象本世纪初那样是一家之主了.
《用法词典》
the elder of their two sons
他们的两个儿子中年纪大的那个
牛津词典
He is her elder by several years.
他比她年长几岁。
《牛津词典》
His elder son was killed in a car crash a few years ago.
他大儿子几年前死于一次车祸。
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