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brother

brother
[英] [ˈbrʌðə] [美] [ˈbrʌðɚ] 生词本

n.

int.

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The old-fashioned form brethren is still sometimes used as the plural for meanings 2 and 3. brethren为旧时写法，有时仍用作义项2和3的复数。
1. N-COUNT See also: half-brother; stepbrother; （同父母的）兄，弟 Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you. 

  • Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother...

    哦，那么你是彼得的弟弟。

  • Have you got any brothers and sisters?

    你有兄弟姐妹吗？

2. N-COUNT 兄弟；同胞；教友；国人；同行；同志 You can describe a man as your brother if he belongs to the same race, religion, country, profession, or trade union as you, or if he has similar ideas to you. 

  • He told reporters he'd come to be with his Latvian brothers.

    他告诉记者他是来支持拉脱维亚同胞的。

  • ...the Cardinal and his brother bishops.

    红衣主教和他的主教们

3. N-TITLE; N-COUNT; N-VOC 教徒，修士，僧侣（用于头衔） Brother is a title given to a man who belongs to a religious community such as a monastery. 

  • ...Brother Otto.

    奥托修士

  • ...the Christian Brothers community which owns the castle.

    拥有这座城堡的公教弟兄会

4. N-IN-NAMES （用于某些公司或商店的名称中） Brothers is used in the names of some companies and shops. 

  • ...the film company Warner Brothers...

    华纳兄弟电影公司

  • I went to Brooks Brothers and bought myself a decent shirt.

    我去布鲁克斯兄弟专卖店给自己买了一件体面的衬衫。

Usage Note :

Note that there is no common English word that can refer to both a brother and a sister. You simply have to use both words. She has 13 brothers and sisters. The word sibling can be used, but it is very formal.

注意英语常用词汇中没有一个同时表示“兄弟姐妹”的词，要表示这一概念，只能brother和sister两个词一起用：She has 13 brothers and sisters（她有13个兄弟姐妹）。用sibling这个词可以表示此意，但非常正式。

Noun

1. a male with the same parents as someone else;

  • "my brother still lives with our parents"

2. a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group);

  • "none of his brothers would betray him"

3. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

4. used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement;

  • "Greetings, comrade!"

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  • 1.兄弟，同级
1. "The wife of your father's brother" is a circumlocution for "your aunt".
“你爸爸的兄弟的妻子”是“你婶子”的累赘的说法。

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2. A friend procured a position in the bank for my big brother.
一位朋友为我哥哥谋得了一个银行的职位。

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3. A good neighbour is better than a brother far off.
远亲不如近邻。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead,was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero's downfall.
一位失踪很久的兄弟，人们以为他死了，其实一直活着，而且在居心叵测地密谋搞垮主人公。

来自《用法词典》

5. And my brother has established himself in the countryside.
我的兄弟已在农村安家落户。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. And so, brother, I'll leave the matter in your hands.
大兄弟，这件事就托你了。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. As an artist, she can run rings around her brother.
在艺术方面，她做得比她的兄弟强。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. Ask your brother to fix you up with a nice girl.
请你哥哥给你介绍一位好姑娘。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. 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。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. Bill is no match for his younger brother at chess.
比尔下棋不是他弟弟的对手。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. Brother Luke will say grace.
路克修士将做感恩祷告。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?
你能把汤姆和他的孪生兄弟分辨开吗？

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

13. Despite my friendship with Frank, I tried not to take sides with him in his argument with his brother.
尽管我和佛兰克好，却尽量在他们兄弟的争吵中不偏护他。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. Don't be so mean to your little brother.
对你的小弟弟不要如此刻薄。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15. Don't slur my brother's reputation!
不要破坏我兄弟的名声！

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

16. Grandfather willed my brother his car.
祖父立下遗嘱把他的车留给了哥哥。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. He always takes part with his brother.
他总是袒护他的兄弟。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. He and his brother always argued over politics.
他和他弟弟总是为政治而争论。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. He bears the blame of his brother.
他替他兄弟受责。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

20. He betrayed his own brother.
他出卖了他的亲兄弟。

来自《简明英汉词典》