brother
美['brʌðər] 英['brʌðə(r)]n. 兄弟;教友;同胞;<俚>老兄 名词复数:brothers 近义词:sibling,comrade,kinsman,sister,
详细释义
n.(名词)
- 兄弟,兄,弟,弟兄
- 同事,同僚,同业,同行业的人
- 教友,社友,会友
- 伙伴,同胞,同志
- 黑人兄弟,黑人男子,黑人男子相互的称呼
- 修士
- 大学生联谊会成员
- <俚>老兄
adj.(形容词)
- 属于同组的
v.(动词)
- 和...结成弟兄
- 对...以兄弟相待,视...如兄弟
- 以兄弟相称,称兄道弟
双解释义
n.(名词)
- [C]兄,弟 man or boy having the same parents as another person
- [C]教友,会友 a male member of a religious group
英英释义
Noun
- a male with the same parents as someone else;
"my brother still lives with our parents"
- a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group);
"none of his brothers would betray him"
- a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement;
"Greetings, comrade!"
- (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address;
"a Benedictine Brother"
组词搭配
动词+~
- dislike one's brother不喜欢兄弟
- have a brother有个兄弟
- like one's brother喜欢兄弟
- love one's brother爱兄弟
- make brothers with与…结为兄弟
形容词+~
- big brother大哥
- elder brother哥哥
- full brother亲兄弟
- half brother异父同母或异母同父兄弟
- little brother小弟弟
- whole brother亲兄弟
- younger brother弟弟
名词+~
- blood brother亲兄弟,胞兄弟,歃血为盟的兄弟〔拜把兄弟〕
- fighting brothers战友
- Smith brothers史密斯兄弟
- soul brother〈美〉黑人男子
~+名词
- brother officers同僚军官
~+介词
- brothers in arms战友
- brother to对…像兄弟一般
例句
用作名词(n.)
- John and Peter are brothers.约翰和彼得是兄弟。
- The man who captained the home team is my brother.率领主队的是我的兄弟。
- Don't be so unkind to your brother.别对你兄弟这么刻薄。
- I always confounded him with his twin brother.我总分不清他和他的孪生兄弟。
- The Brethren hold a prayer meeting every Thursday.教友每周四举行一次祷告会。
- Moses was met on his arrival in Egypt by his elder brother, Aaron, and gained a hearing with his oppressed brethren.摩西在回到埃及的途中遇见了他的哥哥亚伦,也听到他受压迫的同胞们的诉求。
词语用法
n.(名词)
brother指“兄”或“弟”皆可,“兄”是“elder brother”,“弟”是“younger brother”。但除了必须分清是“兄”还是“弟”时外,习惯上不论“兄”还是“弟”,都用brother。在美国通常不用elder brother,而用older brother。与brother相对应的阴性名词是sister。 brother可指亲兄弟,也可指同父异母或同母异父兄弟,或继父与其前妻或继母与其前夫之子,不指堂或表兄弟。但引申可指“同行,同事”解。 brother作“教友”“会友”解时,它的复数形式是brethren。 brother可用作称呼语。