sister
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT Your sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you. 姐; 妹[oft poss N]
His sister Sarah helped him. 他姐姐萨拉帮助了他。
...Vanessa Bell, the sister of Virginia Woolf. …弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的姐姐瓦内莎·贝尔。
2. →see also half sister , stepsister
3. N-COUNT/N-TITLE/N-VOC Sister is a title given to a woman who belongs to a religious community. 修女
Sister Francesca entered the chapel. 弗朗西丝卡修女走进小教堂。
4. N-COUNT You can describe a woman as your sister if you feel a connection with her, for example, because she belongs to the same race, religion, country, or profession. 姐妹 (对同种族、宗教、国家,或职业女性的亲切说法); 女同胞
Modern woman has been freed from many of the duties that befell her sisters in times past. 现代女性已从旧时代姐妹们肩负的许多责任中解放出来了。
5. ADJ You can use sister to describe something that is of the same type or is connected in some way to another thing you have mentioned. For example, if a company has a sister company, they are connected. 同类型的; 姐妹般的[ADJ n]
...the International Monetary Fund and its sister organization, the World Bank. …国际货币基金组织和它的姐妹机构,世界银行。
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sister /ˈsɪstə/ (sisters)
剑桥词典
- a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person
- While I struggled , my sister coasted through school with top grades .
- You're confusing me with my sister, - she's the one studying drama .
- I do like her - after all, she is my sister.
- Not content with having upset my parents , he then insulted my sister!
- I've got a family crisis on my hands - my 16-year-old sister is pregnant .
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。
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
[ 用来称呼某人的词,如Mr 或 dear ] "We must continue the fight , sisters!" “我们必须继续战斗,姐妹们!”
US old-fashioned informal
used to address a woman
(用于称呼妇女)
[ 用来称呼某人的词,如Mr 或 dear ] 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
[ 用来称呼某人的词,如Mr 或 dear ] 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。
[ 用来称呼某人的词,如Mr 或 dear ] Excuse me, Sister, could I have some water ? 对不起,护士长,能不能给我些水喝?
比较
charge nurse
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