sister

[英] [ˈsistə] [美] [ˈsɪstɚ] 生词本

n.

adj.

v.

  • 易混淆的单词:SISTER  
  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 行业释义

  • 词典例句

1. N-COUNT See also: half-sister; stepsister; 姐;妹 Your sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you. 
  • His sister Sarah helped him.

    他姐姐萨拉帮助了他。

  • ...Vanessa Bell, the sister of Virginia Woolf...

    弗吉尼娅·伍尔夫的姐姐瓦妮莎·贝尔

  • I didn't know you had a sister.

    我当时并不知道你还有个姐姐。

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 exists, but it is very formal.

注意英语中没有统称兄弟姐妹的常用词,所以在谈及兄弟姐妹的时侯,必须同时使用 brother 和 sister:She has 13 brothers and sisters (她有 13 个兄弟姐妹)。sibling 可以统称兄弟姐妹,但非常正式。

2. N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC 修女;女教友 Sister is a title given to a woman who belongs to a religious community. 
  • Sister Francesca entered the chapel.

    弗朗西丝卡修女走进了小教堂。

  • ...the Hospice of the Sisters of Charity at Lourdes.

    卢尔德仁爱修女会的安养院

3. N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC 护士长;高级护士 A sister is a senior female nurse who supervises part of a hospital. 
  • Ask to speak to the sister on the ward...

    请求和病房里的护士长说话。

  • Sister Middleton followed the coffee trolley.

    护士长米德尔顿跟在送咖啡的推车后面。

4. N-COUNT (同一种族、宗教、国家或职业的)姐妹;同道中的女性;志同道合的女士 You can describe a woman as your sister if you feel a connection with her, for example because she belongs to the same race, religion, country, or profession. 
  • Modern woman has been freed from many of the duties that befell her sisters in times past.

    现代女性已经从许多压在旧时女性身上的责任中解放出来了。

  • ...our Jewish brothers and sisters.

    我们犹太教的兄弟姐妹们

5. ADJ 同类型的;相关联的;如同姐妹的 You can use sister to describe something that is of the same type or is connected in some way to another thing you have mentioned. For example, if a company has a sister company, they are connected. 
  • ...the International Monetary Fund and its sister organisation, the World Bank.

    国际货币基金组织及其姊妹机构——世界银行

  • ...Voyager 2 and its sister ship, Voyager 1.

    “旅行者 2 号”太空探测器及其姊妹探测器——“旅行者 1 号”

Noun

1. a female person who has the same parents as another person;

  • "my sister married a musician"

2. a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group;

  • "none of her sisters would betray her"

3. sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

医学

  • 1.病房护士长:英国用的名称
1. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
片刻之前,我妹妹帮我把我的一个旧书柜抬上了楼。

来自《用法词典》

2. Alatook's sister was playing with her friends near the house.
阿拉吐克的妹妹正和伙伴们在屋子附近玩。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. As a postscript to that story, it turned out that the woman was his sister.
作为故事的补充,那个女人原来是他妹妹。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Bless you, my sister!
祝福你,我的妹妹!

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. By rights the property should have gone to him rather than to his sister.
公正地说,这财产应该属于他,而不属于他妹妹。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. Can you make the dress down for her young sister?
你能把衣服改小给她妹妹穿吗?

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. Can you tell her from her twin sister?
你能将她和她的孪生姐妹分开吗?

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. Come to dinner to meet my sister.
来参加晚宴,认识一下我妹妹。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. Could you bundle these clothes off to my sister?
把这些衣服寄给我姐姐好吗?

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. Did you mention this to my sister?
你对我姐姐说到这件事了吗?

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11. Don't keep blaming your little sister for your bad behavior.
不要总是把你的不良行为怪在你的小妹妹身上。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. French is a sister language of Spanish.
法语是西班牙语的姐妹语。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. Go forward bravely,my younger sister,don't look behind.
妹妹你大胆地往前走,莫回头。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. He counted upon [on] his sister for everything.
他凡事都指望着姐姐。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

15. He got after his sister for tracking mud into the house.
他责备妹妹脚下踩着泥走进屋里。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. He had come half a dozen times to call upon his sister.
他曾来过五六次看他的姐姐。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17. He had his sister playing the mandolin [9mAndE5lin as accompaniment.
他让他妹妹奏曼陀林作伴奏

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

18. He hates his little sister because she destroyed all his toys.
他讨厌他的小妹妹,因为她弄坏了他所有的玩具。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire.
他很文静,但是他的妹妹实在太活跃了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. He left his Montana ranch to his spinster sister.
他把他在蒙大拿州的大牧场留给了他未婚的妹妹。

来自《简明英汉词典》