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brothers

英 [ˈbrʌðəz]

美 [ˈbrʌðərz]

n.  (称呼教友或男修会等的成员)弟兄们; 同一组织等的成员; 同道; 同人
brethren的复数; brother的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

    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。

  • See also:Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother...Have you got any brothers and sisters?half-brotherstepbrother
  • N-COUNT 兄弟;同胞;教友;国人;同行;同志
    You can describe a man as yourbrotherif he belongs to the same race, religion, country, profession, or trade union as you, or if he has similar ideas to you.
    1. 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。
    2. ...the Cardinal and his brother bishops.
      红衣主教和他的主教们
  • N-TITLE; N-COUNT; N-VOC 教徒,修士,僧侣(用于头衔)
    Brotheris a title given to a man who belongs to a religious community such as a monastery.
    1. ...Brother Otto.
      奥托修士
    2. ...the Christian Brothers community which owns the castle.
      拥有这座城堡的公教弟兄会
  • N-IN-NAMES (用于某些公司或商店的名称中)
    Brothersis used in the names of some companies and shops.
    1. ...the film company Warner Brothers...
      华纳兄弟电影公司
    2. 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。
  • 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 wordsiblingcan 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。

双语例句

  • He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.
    他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。
  • She was quick to put his mind at rest. 'Mrs Barrett will be delighted to have your brothers back,' she said
    她很快就让他放心了。“***太太会很高兴让你的兄弟们回来的,”她说道。
  • All three brothers are athletes.
    他们哥儿仨都是运动员。
  • I think it is important for children to have brothers and sisters they can relate to
    我认为对孩子们来讲有可以相互理解沟通的兄弟姐妹很重要。
  • The brothers usually roll into their studio around midday.
    兄弟几个总是要到正午前后才姗姗来到工作室。
  • The two brothers are bickering again.
    这弟兄俩又在闹别扭。
  • How many brothers and sisters do you have?
    你们姐妹几个?
  • The acting skill of the player is not a quarter as good as his professional brothers.
    那位演员的演技远远不如他的师兄弟们。
  • Both my brothers have university degrees. I just scraped through a couple of A-levels
    我的两个兄弟都有大学学位。而我只是勉强通过了几门高级程度考试。
  • All men on earth are human brothers.
    四海之内皆兄弟。