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brother brother ★★★★★/brʌ̱ðə(r)/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。1[N-COUNT	可数名词]See also:half-brother；stepbrother；（同父母的）兄，弟 Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you.   [oft poss N]Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother...哦，那么你是彼得的弟弟。Have you got any brothers and sisters?你有兄弟姐妹吗？2[N-COUNT	可数名词]兄弟；同胞；教友；国人；同行；同志 You can describe a man as your brother if he belongs to the same race, religion, country, profession, or trade union as you, or if he has similar ideas to you.   [usu poss N]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。...the Cardinal and his brother bishops.红衣主教和他的主教们3[N-TITLE； N-COUNT； N-VOC头衔名词；可数名词；称呼名词]教徒，修士，僧侣（用于头衔） Brother is a title given to a man who belongs to a religious community such as a monastery. ...Brother Otto.奥托修士...the Christian Brothers community which owns the castle.拥有这座城堡的公教弟兄会4[N-IN-NAMES	名称名词]（用于某些公司或商店的名称中） Brothers is used in the names of some companies and shops. ...the film company Warner Brothers...华纳兄弟电影公司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。Usage Note :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 word sibling can 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。 brother1 nounbrother2 interjectionbrotherbroth‧er1 /ˈbrʌðə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]  Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1a male who has the same parents as you → sister:  I have two brothers, William and Mark.elder/older/younger etc brother My younger brother is a doctor.little/kid brother (=younger brother) I have to take my little brother to school. My big brother (=older brother) has always looked after me. my twin brother2spoken informal a word meaning a black man, used especially by other black men3a male member of a group with the same interests, religion, profession etc as you4 (plural brothers or brethren) a male member of a religious group, especially a monk:  Brother Justin5American English a member of a fraternity (=a club of male university students)6brothers in arms literary soldiers who have fought together in a war →blood brother, half-brother, stepbrotherCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + brotheran older/elder brother· I have two older brothers.a big brother (=older brother – used especially by or to children)· Jake was my big brother and I admired him.a younger brother· Do you have any younger brothers?a little brother (also a kid brother American English) (=younger brother)· My kid brother was always annoying me.a baby brother (=brother who is still a baby)· Mum let me hold my new baby brother.a twin brother· Luke and his twin brother Sam went everywhere together.a half-brother (=brother with only one parent the same as yours)· I never really liked my half-brother.a step-brother (=the son of your stepfather or stepmother)· His dad’s new wife brought him two step-brothers.brother1 nounbrother2 interjectionbrotherbrother2 interjection especially American English  Collocations Phrases  used to show you are annoyed or surprised:  Oh, brother – I really don’t want to deal with this now.

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Collins	brother ★★★★★ /brʌ̱ðə(r)/ 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。 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:half-brother ；stepbrother ；（同父母的）兄，弟 Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you. [oft poss N] Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother... 哦，那么你是彼得的弟弟。 Have you got any brothers and sisters? 你有兄弟姐妹吗？ 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]兄弟；同胞；教友；国人；同行；同志 You can describe a man as your brother if he belongs to the same race, religion, country, profession, or trade union as you, or if he has similar ideas to you. [usu poss N] 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。 ...the Cardinal and his brother bishops. 红衣主教和他的主教们 3 [N-TITLE； N-COUNT； N-VOC 头衔名词；可数名词；称呼名词 ]教徒，修士，僧侣（用于头衔） Brother is a title given to a man who belongs to a religious community such as a monastery. ...Brother Otto. 奥托修士 ...the Christian Brothers community which owns the castle. 拥有这座城堡的公教弟兄会 4 [N-IN-NAMES 名称名词]（用于某些公司或商店的名称中） Brothers is used in the names of some companies and shops. ...the film company Warner Brothers... 华纳兄弟电影公司 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。 Usage Note : 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 word sibling can 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。
Oxford	brother ★ / ˈbrʌðə(r) ; NAmE ˈbrʌðər / noun , exclamation brother brothers brethren noun ★ in family 家庭 1 ★ a boy or man who has the same mother and father as another person （同父母的）兄，弟 ◆ We're brothers. 我们是亲兄弟。 ◆ He's my brother. 他是我哥哥（或弟弟）。 ◆ an older/younger brother 哥哥；弟弟 ◆ a twin brother 孪生哥哥（或弟弟） ◆ Does she have any brothers and sisters? 她有兄弟姐妹吗？ ◆ Edward was the youngest of the Kennedy brothers. 爱德华是肯尼迪弟兄中最小的一个。 ◆ He was like a brother to me (= very close). 他如同我的亲兄弟一样。 ☞see also half-brother , stepbrother other men 其他男性 2 ( plural brothers or old-fashioned brethren ) used for talking to or talking about other male members of an organization or other men who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself （称男性的共事者或同道）同事，弟兄，伙伴 ◆ We must work together, brothers! 我们必须携手工作，伙计们！ ◆ He was greatly respected by his brother officers. 他非常受军官同僚的敬重。 ◆ We must support our weaker brethren. 我们必须支持弱势的同胞。 in religious group 宗教团体 3 ( alsoBrother ) ( plural brethren or brothers ) a male member of a religious group, especially a monk （同一宗教团体的男性）教友；（尤指）修士 ◆ Brother Luke 卢克修士 ◆ The Brethren meet regularly for prayer. 兄弟教会成员定期聚集祈祷。 form of address 称呼 4 ( NAmE) ( informal) used by black people as a form of address for a black man （黑人对黑人男子的称呼） at college/university 大学 5 (in the US) a member of a fraternity(= a club for a group of male students at a college or university) （美国）大学生联谊会成员 exclamation ( old-fashioned) ( especially NAmE) used to express the fact that you are annoyed or surprised （表示生气或吃惊） ◆ Oh brother! 天哪！ brother / ˈbrʌðə(r) ; NAmE ˈbrʌðər /
LDC	brother1 noun brother2 interjection brotherbroth‧er1 /ˈbrʌðə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] Word Origin Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1a male who has the same parents as you → sister: I have two brothers, William and Mark.elder/older/younger etc brother My younger brother is a doctor.little/kid brother (=younger brother) I have to take my little brother to school. My big brother (=older brother) has always looked after me. my twin brother2spoken informal a word meaning a black man, used especially by other black men3a male member of a group with the same interests, religion, profession etc as you4 (plural brothers or brethren) a male member of a religious group, especially a monk: Brother Justin5American English a member of a fraternity (=a club of male university students)6brothers in arms literary soldiers who have fought together in a war → blood brother , half-brother , stepbrother COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + brotheran older/elder brother· I have two older brothers.a big brother (=older brother – used especially by or to children)· Jake was my big brother and I admired him.a younger brother· Do you have any younger brothers?a little brother (also a kid brother American English) (=younger brother)· My kid brother was always annoying me.a baby brother (=brother who is still a baby)· Mum let me hold my new baby brother.a twin brother· Luke and his twin brother Sam went everywhere together.a half-brother (=brother with only one parent the same as yours)· I never really liked my half-brother.a step-brother (=the son of your stepfather or stepmother)· His dad’s new wife brought him two step-brothers. brother1 noun brother2 interjection brotherbrother2 interjection especially American English Collocations Phrases used to show you are annoyed or surprised: Oh, brother – I really don’t want to deal with this now.
WDF	brother [ˈbrʌðə(r)] CET4CET6TEM4考研 n614 69335 12978 23731 13118 14386 5122 NOUN1222 1270404 Spoken: 247320881 brethren[1840] brothers[50686] 兄弟(89%)，同胞(6%)，教友(5%) n.兄弟；同事；战友 int.我的老兄！ n.(Brother)人名；(英)布拉泽

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