音标:['eldә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 年长者, 老人, 前辈
a. 年长的, 资深的
n. a person who is older than you are
n. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
n. any of various church officers
s. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
词型变化:名词复数形式 : elders
考试类型:[中考/高考/四级/考研/IELTS]
词性分布:
名词78%
形容词22%

elder的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  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。
用作名词(n.)
  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。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. He is the elder of the two.他是两人中年纪较大的一个。
  2. Which is the elder of the two sisters?两姐妹中哪个是姐姐?
  3. He is my elder.他比我年长。
  4. He is four years my elder.他比我大四岁。
  5. He married a woman nearly six years his elder.他和一个几乎比他大6岁的女人结了婚。
  6. He is a disillusioned elder.他是个觉悟了的长者。
  7. The old man is a grumpy elder.这老人是个脾气坏的长者。
  8. The old man is a ruling elder in this family.这老人在这家庭中起支配作用。
  9. Don't be an unsuspecting elder.不要做一个轻信的年长者。
  10. He shouldn't burlesque the elder.他不应嘲弄那长者。
  11. The elder warns me against false friends.这长辈要我提防假朋友。
  12. Traditions were passed on by the elder of the tribe.传统的观念习俗由部族的长者世代相传。
  13. She always heeds her elder.她总是关心长辈。
  14. He shouldn't grieve his elder.他不应让长辈伤心。
  15. She shouldn't entreat her elder like that.她不应那样对待长辈。
  16. He exhorted his elder.他规劝长辈。
  17. He has succeeded his elder as manager.他已接替长辈当了经理。
  18. I hope that my elder will pardon me.我希望长辈原谅我。
  19. The girl reveres her elder.这女孩敬畏长辈。
  20. Should we always respect our elders?我们应当永远尊敬长辈吗?
  21. We should honor elders.我们应尊敬长辈。
  22. It worries the elders.这事使长者困扰。
  23. I always follow the advice of our elders.我总是听从长辈的劝告。
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. She has an elder sister.她有一个姐姐。
  2. The elder sister is called Mary.姐姐名叫玛丽。
  3. Everything the boy does is an express copy of his elder brother's behaviour.这个男孩的一举一动显然是模仿他哥哥的举止。
  4. My elder brother will eat in tonight.我哥哥今晚在家吃饭。
  5. My elder sister came back home, before long she fell ill.我姐姐回家来了,不久她病了。
  6. His elder brother left a watch with him.他哥哥把一块表交托给他。
  7. Our family lived mainly on the earnings of my elder sister.我们家主要靠我姐姐挣钱生活。
  8. From her letter I learned that her elder son is now in the army.从她信上我了解到,她的大儿子现在在部队里。
  9. He is the elder Tom.他是老汤姆。
  10. William Pitt the elder was a politician, like his son.老威廉·皮特跟他儿子一样是从政的。
  11. Mr. Smith is an elder statesman.史密斯先生是政界元老。
  12. He is the elder member of the Party.他是党内年龄较大的成员。
  13. She has forgotten elder times.她已忘却了昔日。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • 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
形容词+~
  • 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
~+名词
  • elder care六十五岁以上穷苦老人的医疗照顾
~+介词
  • the elder of the two两个人中年纪大的那位
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • elder brother哥哥
  • elder generation先辈
  • elder sister姐姐
  • elder statesman政界元老
  • elder times昔日
~+介词
  • elder by several years大几岁

经典引文

  • He turned to her..as to a mother or an elder sister.

    出自:I. Murdoch
  • The elder Gosse was a naturalist.

    出自:J. Gross
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