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eldest adj.最年长的；最老的 (1) 他是三兄弟中最年长的。(2) 最年长的儿子帮助他的父亲耕种，并成功地得到一些终身不动产。 Use the adjective eldest when you're describing people in terms of birth order: the oldest is the eldest. Your eldest friend is older than your other friends. You can also use the word as a noun, meaning "firstborn." Your mom might introduce you by saying, "This is my eldest." It's a somewhat formal, old fashioned word, much less popular today than "oldest."

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英 ['eldɪst] 美 ['eldɪst] (1) He is the eldest among the 3 brothers.(2) The eldest assisted his father in farming, and succeeded to his little freehold. Someone who's described as eldest in their family was born first. Your eldest sister is the oldest one. 1[ADJ-SUPERL 形容词最高级形式]最年长的；年龄最大的 The eldest person in a group is the one who was born before all the others. The eldest child was a daughter called Fiona...老大是个女孩，名叫菲奥娜。David was the eldest of three boys...戴维是3个男孩中年龄最大的一个。The two eldest are already doing well at Kings Wood.年纪最长的两个现在已经在金斯伍德念书，成绩都不错。

英语单词	eldest
英美音标	英 ['eldɪst] 美 ['eldɪst]
中文释义	adj.最年长的；最老的
英语例句	(1) He is the eldest among the 3 brothers. (2) The eldest assisted his father in farming, and succeeded to his little freehold.
中文例句	(1) 他是三兄弟中最年长的。 (2) 最年长的儿子帮助他的父亲耕种，并成功地得到一些终身不动产。
vocabulary简明	Someone who's described as eldest in their family was born first. Your eldest sister is the oldest one.
vocabulary扩展	Use the adjective eldest when you're describing people in terms of birth order: the oldest is the eldest. Your eldest friend is older than your other friends. You can also use the word as a noun, meaning "firstborn." Your mom might introduce you by saying, "This is my eldest." It's a somewhat formal, old fashioned word, much less popular today than "oldest."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-SUPERL 形容词最高级形式]最年长的；年龄最大的 The eldest person in a group is the one who was born before all the others. The eldest child was a daughter called Fiona... 老大是个女孩，名叫菲奥娜。 David was the eldest of three boys... 戴维是3个男孩中年龄最大的一个。 The two eldest are already doing well at Kings Wood. 年纪最长的两个现在已经在金斯伍德念书，成绩都不错。

Eldest Born Oldest 英 Eldɪst] 美 Eldɪst Adj.最年长的；最老的 Brothers