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sister

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n.姐妹,姐,女会员,修女,妹 vt.姐妹般对待

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sister


/'sɪstə(r); `sɪstɚ/
n
1 daughter of the same parents as oneself or another person 姐; 妹
*my, your, his, etc big sister 我的、你的、他的...姐姐
* She has been like a sister to me, ie has behaved as a sister does. 她一向待我亲如姐妹.
2 (used esp by feminist women 尤为提倡女权主义的女性使用) fellow woman 姐妹
*They supported their sisters in the dispute. 她们在辩论中支持她们的姐妹.
3 (US infml 口) (used to address a woman 用以称呼女子)
*Come on, sister, hurry along! 好了, 大姐, 快点!
4 (Brit) senior hospital nurse 护士长.
5 Sister member of certain female religious orders; nun 修女
*the Little Sisters of the Poor 贫民救济修女会.
6 [attrib 作定语] (eg of a ship or an organization) of the same design or type (例如指船或团体)同样类型的
*After the disaster, tests were carried out on the tanker's sister vessels. 那艘油轮遇难後, 对同类型的油轮都进行了检验.
* our sister college in Cambridge 我们剑桥大学的姐妹学院.

sister


n[C]
[Language: Old English;Origin: sweostor]
a girl or woman who has the same parents as you
brother, half-sister half-sister, step-sister step-sister
 Janet and Abby are sisters.
 He has two sisters and a brother.
older/big sister
 My older sister is a nurse.
younger/little sister
 Where's your little sister?
 She's my twin sister .
sister paper/publication/company etc
a newspaper etc that belongs to the same group or organization
 the Daily Post's sister paper, the Liverpool Echo
alsoSister
a nun
 Good morning, Sister Mary.
BrE alsoSister
a nurse in charge of a hospital ward
 the ward sister
 I'm feeling a bit better today, Sister.
a word used by women to talk about other women and to show that they have feelings of friendship and support towards them
 We appeal to our sisters all over the world to stand by us.
AmE spoken a way of talking to or about an African-American woman, used especially by African Americans
1. Because of her inherent carelessness, I doubt my sister can ever be a good driver.
    由于天生的粗心大意,我怀疑妹妹无法成为一位好驾驶员。

2. But my sister bought this pair last month.
    但是,我姐姐上个月买到了这样的一双。

3. Work on it had begun before my sister left.
    这栋房子在我姐姐离开之前就已动工了,

4. We can't really call a friend to say we got a parcel from our sister, or it's getting dark earlier now, or we don't trust that new Supreme Court justice.
    我们不会真打电话给一位朋友,告诉他我们收到了姐姐的一个包裹,或者说现在天黑得比较早,或者说我们不信任最高法院新来的法官。

5. The vindictive little girl tore up her sister´s papers.
    那个充满报复心的小女孩撕破了她姐姐的作业。

6. The heavier I was, the more I would make fun of my sister and mother for their imitating:
    我个头越长高,我就越要取笑姐姐和妈妈学"她们"的样子:

7. He felt great affection for his sister.
    他很疼他的妹妹.

8. He coaxed his elder sister into taking him to the circus.
    他诱哄他姊姊带他去看马戏。

9. Have you been in contact with your sister recently?
    近来你和你姐姐有没有联系?

10. He slapped his sister, who retaliated by kicking him.
    他打了妹妹一巴掌, 他妹妹回敬他一脚.

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