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词汇 sister
释义 sister
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈsɪs.tər/ us /ˈsɪs.tɚ/
A1
a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person: 姐姐,妹妹
Sophie and Emily are sisters.索菲和埃米莉是姐妹。
Emily is Sophie's younger/little/older/big sister.埃米莉是索菲的妹妹/姐姐。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

a sibling
brotherHow many brothers does she have?
sisterI'm one of three sisters.
siblingDo you have any siblings?
sibHis celebrity sib was always in the tabloids.
stepbrotherDo you have any stepbrothers?
a girl or woman who treats you in the kind way that a sister would: 像姐妹一样的人
Lynn's such a good friend - she's like a sister to me.琳恩真是一个好朋友——她就像我的姐妹一样。
a woman who shares an interest with you, especially that of improving women's rights: (尤指在改善妇女权利方面)志同道合的姐妹
[ as form of address ]"We must continue the fight, sisters!"“我们必须继续战斗,姐妹们!”
USold-fashionedinformal
used to address a woman: (用于称呼妇女)
[ as form of address ]OK, sister, move it!好了,大姐,赶紧吧!
a female member of a religious group, especially a nun: 修女,尼姑
Sister Bernadette贝内迪特修女
[ as form of address ]God bless you, Sister.上帝保佑你,修女。
UK
a female nurse who is in charge of a department of a hospital: 护士长
The sister told us that visiting hours were over.护士长告诉我探病时间已过。
[ as form of address ]Excuse me, Sister, could I have some water?对不起,护士长,能不能给我些水喝?
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charge nurse
While I struggled, my sister coasted through school with top grades.上学时我总觉得很吃力,而我妹妹却一路学得轻轻松松,成绩一直很优异。
You're confusing me with my sister, - she's the one studying drama.
I do like her - after all, she is my sister.我当然喜欢她,毕竟她是我姐姐呀。
Not content with having upset my parents, he then insulted my sister!他惹得我父母生气还不够,又欺辱我姐姐!
I've got a family crisis on my hands - my 16-year-old sister is pregnant.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Family: relations in general
anti-family
aunt
auntie
baby daddy
baby mama
family man
father
fatherhood
filial
filially
kinship
kinsman
kinswoman
kith and kin
long-lost
relationally
relationship
relative
removed
second cousin

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Religious people: monks & nuns
Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally

Idioms


sister from another mister
sister under the skin
sister
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˈsɪs.tər/ us /ˈsɪs.tɚ/
belonging to a pair or group of similar and related things, such as businesses, usually owned or operated by the same person or organization: 如同姐妹的;同类型的
our sister company in Australia我们在澳大利亚的姊妹公司
the US battleship Missouri and her sister ship, the Wisconsin美国战列舰密苏里号及其姊妹舰威斯康星号
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Organizations, Societies & clubs
Assn
Assoc.
co-op
collegium
cooperative
establishment
fellowship
host
lodge
mission
organization
secret society
semi-public
shuffle
sub-organization
subchapter
subcommission
superclub
trust
youth club

sister | American Dictionary


sister
noun[ C ]
us/ˈsɪs·tər/
a female who has the same parents as another person:
an older/younger sister
A sister is also a woman who is a member of the same race, church, religious group, or organization as others:
a sorority sister
Sister may be used as a form of address to a woman.

sister | Business English


sister
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˈsɪstər/us
used to describe one of the organizations or companies in a pair or group of similar organizations when referring to it in relation to the others:
The competition is being run in conjunction with our sister publication Money Observer.
sister company/organization

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parent company
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