elder

复数：elders

1. [S]二人中的较长者 the older person of two persons
2. [C]年长者,长辈 persons of greater age

1. 年龄较大的 (of members of a family, especially closely related members, or of two indicated members) older; senior
2. 老的,年长的 before or after a person's name to distinguish that person from another of the same name

• ape the elders模仿长辈
• appeal elders向长辈求助,引起长者的兴趣
• assemble elder调查年长者
• burlesque elder嘲弄年长者
• consult elder请教长辈,与年长者商量
• entreat elder恳求长辈,对付年长者
• exhort elder规劝年长者
• gather elders召集长辈
• grieve elder使长辈伤心,使年长者悲痛
• heed elder关心年长者,关注长辈
• honor elder尊敬长辈,给年长者荣誉
• ordain elder委任长者为牧师,任年长者为圣职
• persuade elder说服年长者,使长者相信
• respect the elders尊敬长辈
• revere elder尊敬长者,敬畏年长者
• succeed elder接替长辈,继年长者之后
• worry elder困扰长者,使年长者焦虑

• disillusioned elder醒悟了的年长者
• grumpy elder脾气坏的年长者
• ruling elder起支配作用的年长者
• unsuspecting elder轻信的年长者

• elder care六十五岁以上穷苦老人的医疗照顾

• the elder of the two两个人中年纪大的那位

• elder brother哥哥
• elder generation先辈
• elder sister姐姐
• elder statesman政界元老
• elder times昔日

• elder by several years大几岁

elder brother哥哥，兄长

elder sister姐姐，姊姊

1. He is the elder twin of the two.
   他是两个双胞胎较年长的那个。
2. The elder welder seldom yields his field.
   年长的焊接工很少放弃他的场地。
3. He is the elder of the twins.
   他是双胞胎中的哥哥。

1. An elder interfered to stop the argument.
   一位长者出面干预，以平息这场争论。
2. She shouldn't entreat her elder like that.
   她不应那样对待长辈。
3. We have been told to show respect for our elder.
   父母教导我们必须尊敬长辈。