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sister n.姐妹 (1) 琼和丽丽是姐妹。(2) 看在姐妹的份上，你应该照顾你的侄女。(3) 她一点也不像她姐妹

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英 ['sɪstə(r)] 美 ['sɪstər] (1) Joan and Lily are sisters.(2) You should take care of your niece for the sake of your sister.(3) She looks nothing like her sister. 1[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”

英语单词	sister
英美音标	英 ['sɪstə(r)] 美 ['sɪstər]
中文释义	n.姐妹
英语例句	(1) Joan and Lily are sisters. (2) You should take care of your niece for the sake of your sister. (3) She looks nothing like her sister.
中文例句	(1) 琼和丽丽是姐妹。 (2) 看在姐妹的份上，你应该照顾你的侄女。 (3) 她一点也不像她姐妹
柯林斯解释	1 [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”

Sister Woman N Brothers N Count 可数名词 Poss Note