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Sister Woman English Brothers Belongs Female Older Girl

The word "sister" refers to a female sibling, a nun, a senior nurse, or a woman with shared ideas or experiences, and can also be used as an adjective to describe something of the same type.

The word "sister" refers to a female sibling, a nun, a senior nurse, or a woman with shared ideas or experiences. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something of the same type.

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/sɪ̱stə(r)/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
half-sister
stepsister
姐;妹 Your sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you.
  [oft poss N]
  • His sister Sarah helped him.

    他姐姐萨拉帮助了他。

  • ...Vanessa Bell, the sister of Virginia Woolf...

    弗吉尼娅·伍尔夫的姐姐瓦妮莎·贝尔

  • I didn't know you had a sister.

    我当时并不知道你还有个姐姐。

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 exists, but it is very formal.

注意英语中没有统称兄弟姐妹的常用词,所以在谈及兄弟姐妹的时侯,必须同时使用 brother 和 sister:She has 13 brothers and sisters (她有 13 个兄弟姐妹)。sibling 可以统称兄弟姐妹,但非常正式。

2
[N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC
可数名词;头衔名词;称呼名词
]
修女;女教友 Sister is a title given to a woman who belongs to a religious community.
  • Sister Francesca entered the chapel.

    弗朗西丝卡修女走进了小教堂。

  • ...the Hospice of the Sisters of Charity at Lourdes.

    卢尔德仁爱修女会的安养院

3
[N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC
可数名词;头衔名词;称呼名词
]
护士长;高级护士 A sister is a senior female nurse who supervises part of a hospital.
  [BRIT 英]
  • Ask to speak to the sister on the ward...

    请求和病房里的护士长说话。

  • Sister Middleton followed the coffee trolley.

    护士长米德尔顿跟在送咖啡的推车后面。

4
[N-COUNT 可数名词](同一种族、宗教、国家或职业的)姐妹;同道中的女性;志同道合的女士 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.
  [usu poss N]
  • Modern woman has been freed from many of the duties that befell her sisters in times past.

    现代女性已经从许多压在旧时女性身上的责任中解放出来了。

  • ...our Jewish brothers and sisters.

    我们犹太教的兄弟姐妹们

5
[ADJ 形容词]同类型的;相关联的;如同姐妹的 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.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...the International Monetary Fund and its sister organisation, the World Bank.

    国际货币基金组织及其姊妹机构——世界银行

  • ...Voyager 2 and its sister ship, Voyager 1.

    “旅行者 2 号”太空探测器及其姊妹探测器——“旅行者 1 号”


Oxford sis·ter / ˈsɪstə(r) ; NAmE ˈsɪstər / noun 1 a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person 姐;妹 She's my sister. 她是我姐姐。 an older/younger sister 姐姐;妹妹 ( informal) a big/little/kid sister 大姐;小妹;年幼的妹妹 We're sisters. 我们是姐妹。 Do you have any brothers or sisters? 你有兄弟姐妹吗? My best friend has been like a sister to me (= very close). 我最要好的一个朋友待我亲如姐妹。 see also
half-sister
,
stepsister
2 used for talking to or about other members of a women's organization or other women who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself (称志同道合者)姐妹 They supported their sisters in the dispute. 在争论中,她们支持自己的姐妹。 3 Sister ( BrE) a senior female nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward 护士长 see also
charge nurse
4 Sister a female member of a religious group, especially a nun 女教友;(尤指)修女 Sister Mary 修女玛丽 the Sisters of Charity 仁爱修女会 5 (in the US) a member of a sorority(= a club for a group of female students at a college or university) (美国大学)女生联谊会会员 6 ( NAmE) ( informal) used by black people as a form of address for a black woman (黑人的互相称谓)大姐 7 ( usually used as an adjective 通常用作形容词 ) a thing that belongs to the same type or group as sth else 同类型的;同一批的;如同姐妹的 our sister company in Italy 我们在意大利的姊妹公司 a sister ship 同一类型的船 sister sisters
sis·ter / ˈsɪstə(r) ; NAmE ˈsɪstər /
LDC
sistersis‧ter /ˈsɪstə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]
Word Origin
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
Phrases
1a girl or woman who has the same parents as youbrother, half-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.2sister paper/publication/company etc a newspaper etc that belongs to the same group or organization:  the Daily Post’s sister paper, the Liverpool Echo3 (also Sister) a nun:  Good morning, Sister Mary.4British English (also Sister) a nurse in charge of a hospital ward:  the ward sister I’m feeling a bit better today, Sister.5a 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.6American English spoken a way of talking to or about an African-American woman, used especially by African AmericansCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesan older sister (also an elder sister especially British English)· He had two older sisters, Karen and Jacqueline.a big sister (=an older sister)· She misses her big sister dreadfully.a younger sister· Mary showed a lot of aggressive behaviour towards her younger sister.a little/kid sister (=a younger sister)· She was very fond of her little sister.a baby sister (=a sister who is still a baby)· He wanted a baby sister.a twin sister· He is devoted to his twin sister.a half-sister (=a sister with only one parent the same as yours)· She doesn't see her half-sister very often.
WDF

sister

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Spoken:

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sisters[23696]
姐妹(100%)
n.姐妹;(称志同道合者)姐妹;修女;护士
adj.姐妹般的;同类型的

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