英 [ˈeldə(r)]
美 [ˈɛldɚ]
n.
长者；长辈；元老；比…年长的人
adj.
年纪较大的；资格老的；老练的；
复数：elders
n.(名词)[S]二人中的较长者the older person of two persons[C]年长者,长辈persons of greater ageadj.(形容词)年龄较大的(of members of a family, especially closely related members, or of two indicated members) older; senior老的,年长的before or after a person's name to distinguish that person from another of the same name
n.a person who is older than you are
同义词：senior
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
同义词：elderberry bush
any of various church officersadj.used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
同义词：oldersr.
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
elder brother哥哥，兄长
elder sister姐姐，姊姊
elder, older
这组词都有“年长的，年龄较大的”的意思，其区别是：
elder是old的比较级。指家庭成员中年龄较长的，或指两人中年龄较长的。
older也是old的比较级，指年龄较大、较老，指物时作“较旧的”解。
用作形容词(adj.)He is the elder twin of the two.
他是两个双胞胎较年长的那个。The elder welder seldom yields his field.
年长的焊接工很少放弃他的场地。He is the elder of the twins.
他是双胞胎中的哥哥。用作名词(n.)An elder interfered to stop the argument.
一位长者出面干预，以平息这场争论。She shouldn't entreat her elder like that.
她不应那样对待长辈。We have been told to show respect for our elder.
父母教导我们必须尊敬长辈。
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