brother

英 ['brʌðə(r)] 美 ['brʌðər]

• n. 兄弟；教友；同胞；<俚>老兄

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]兄,弟

   man or boy having the same parents as another person

2. [C]教友,会友

   a male member of a religious group

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 兄弟，兄，弟，弟兄
2. 同事，同僚，同业，同行业的人
3. 教友，社友，会友
4. 伙伴，同胞，同志
5. 黑人兄弟，黑人男子，黑人男子相互的称呼
6. 修士
7. 大学生联谊会成员
8. <俚>老兄

adj. 形容词

1. 属于同组的

v. 动词

1. 和...结成弟兄
2. 对...以兄弟相待，视...如兄弟
3. 以兄弟相称，称兄道弟

英英释义

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 or 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!"
   

5. (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address;

   "a Benedictine Brother"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. John and Peter are brothers.
   约翰和彼得是兄弟。
2. The man who captained the home team is my brother.
   率领主队的是我的兄弟。
3. Don't be so unkind to your brother.
   别对你兄弟这么刻薄。
4. I always confounded him with his twin brother.
   我总分不清他和他的孪生兄弟。
5. The Brethren hold a prayer meeting every Thursday.
   教友每周四举行一次祷告会。
6. 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。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Susan is not equal to her brother in intelligence.
   苏珊的智力不如她的哥哥。
2. He was indignant with his brother for criticizing him.
   他因哥哥批评他而发怒。
3. Not only his parents but his brother wants to go swimming.
   不仅他父母,而且他的哥哥也想去游泳。
4. My brother rarely writes to me.
   我哥哥难得写信给我。
5. Father is in a rage with my brother.
   父亲正在对我弟弟大发脾气。
6. He left the bulk of his property to his brother.
   他把大部分财产留给了他的弟弟。
7. My brother isn't exceptional; there are a lot of boys like him.
   我弟弟没有什么特别,像他那样的男孩子是很多的。
8. My daughter was very disappointed when I said that she had to stay at home taking care of her little brother.
   当我告诉女儿必须留在家里照看小弟弟时,她很沮丧。
9. I mistook him for his brother; they're so much alike.
   我把他误认为是他弟弟了,他们长得太像了。
10. If I'm not available when you phone, ask for my brother.
    你打电话来时如果我不在,可叫我弟弟代接。
11. The mysterious disappearance of my brother upset everyone.
    我弟弟神秘地失踪了,全家人心烦意乱。
12. Her brother is the king, but she is the effective ruler.
    她兄弟为国王,但她却是真正的主宰者。
13. His brother is anxious for a new bike.
    他的兄弟渴望有一辆新自行车。
14. The two brothers are so much alike that even their own mother hardly knows them apart.
    这兄弟俩长得如此相像,甚至他们的母亲也很难识别。
15. Because they are very much alike people are always mistaking him for his twin brother.
    因为他们长得非常相像,人们总把他错认为他的孪生兄弟。
16. The brothers were chosen according to their respective merits.
    他们兄弟是由于各自的功绩而选拔出来的。
17. All men are brothers.
    四海之内皆兄弟。
18. Brother Luke will say grace.
    卢克修士将做感恩祷告。
19. Why should only selected Brethren have been allowed to see it?
    为什么只允许经过挑选的教友看?
20. He was greatly respected by his brother doctors.
    与他共事的医生对他非常尊敬。
21. We are all brothers in the same fight against injustice.
    在共同反对非正义行为的斗争中,我们都是同志。
22. We must all stand together, brothers.
    弟兄们，我们要团结在一起。

经典引文

• A friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

  出自：Bible (AV): Proverbs

• Here two brothers..had met And fought.

  出自： Tennyson

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

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

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. brother作“教友”“会友”解时,它的复数形式是brethren。
4. brother可用作称呼语。

近反义词

【近义词】

• sibling
• comrade
• kinsman

【反义词】

• sister