brothers

英 [ˈbrʌðəz] 美 [ˈbrʌðərz]

n.  (称呼教友或男修会等的成员)弟兄们; 同一组织等的成员; 同道; 同人
brethren的复数; brother的复数

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    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. See also: Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother... Have you got any brothers and sisters? half-brother stepbrother
  2. N-COUNT 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.
    1. 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。
    2. ...the Cardinal and his brother bishops.
      红衣主教和他的主教们
  3. N-TITLE; N-COUNT; N-VOC 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.
    1. ...Brother Otto.
      奥托修士
    2. ...the Christian Brothers community which owns the castle.
      拥有这座城堡的公教弟兄会
  4. N-IN-NAMES （用于某些公司或商店的名称中）
    Brothers is used in the names of some companies and shops.
    1. ...the film company Warner Brothers...
      华纳兄弟电影公司
    2. 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。

    5. 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。

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双语例句

  1. Have you got any brothers and sisters?
    你有兄弟姐妹吗？
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. She and her three brothers played charades.
    她和3个兄弟玩看手势猜字谜。
  5. The brothers chip in a certain amount of money each month to hire a home health aide.
    兄弟几个每个月凑一笔钱，请了一个家庭护理。
  6. The director wanted Olivia de Havilland, then under contract to Warner Brothers.
    导演想要当时签约于华纳兄弟娱乐公司旗下的奥利维娅·德哈维兰出演。
  7. This, coupled with the fact that flying machines remained universally a subject for jeers and derision, made the brothers secretive.
    这一点，加上飞行器仍是人们普遍嘲笑和讥讽的对象，使得兄弟俩只能暗地里行事。
  8. So far it looks like Warner Brothers 'gamble is paying off
    目前看来，华纳兄弟公司这一赌注下对了。
  9. He would monopolize her totally, to the exclusion of her brothers and sisters.
    他会完全占据她的时间，一点儿都不留给她的兄弟姐妹们。
  10. I had a terrible quarrel with my other brothers
    我跟其他几个兄弟大吵了一架。
  11. I think it is important for children to have brothers and sisters they can relate to
    我认为对孩子们来讲有可以相互理解沟通的兄弟姐妹很重要。
  12. She was quick to put his mind at rest. 'Mrs Barrett will be delighted to have your brothers back,' she said
    她很快就让他放心了。“巴雷特太太会很高兴让你的兄弟们回来的，”她说道。
  13. He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.
    他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。
  14. The brothers usually roll into their studio around midday.
    兄弟几个总是要到正午前后才姗姗来到工作室。
  15. Both my brothers have university degrees. I just scraped through a couple of A-levels
    我的两个兄弟都有大学学位。而我只是勉强通过了几门高级程度考试。
  16. Her father and her brothers would die of shame
    她父亲和她的兄弟们会羞愧死。
  17. He's the shortest of four brothers.
    他是四兄弟中个子最矮的。
  18. In the sixties there were the deaths of the two Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King.
    20世纪60年代，肯尼迪兄弟和马丁·路德·金先后去世。
  19. He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers
    他决心超越几个哥哥的成就。
  20. All men on earth are human brothers.
    四海之内皆兄弟。
  21. Quarrelling brothers could only play into the hands of outsiders.
    兄弟阋墙，只能为他人所趁。
  22. All three brothers are athletes.
    他们哥儿仨都是运动员。
  23. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
    你们姐妹几个？
  24. The twin brothers are as like as two peas.
    那两个兄弟毫无二致。
  25. The twin brothers bled for their country and died without any regrets.
    这对孪生兄弟为国流血牺牲，死而无憾。
  26. The twin brothers are alike in appearance but differ greatly in disposition.
    这对孪生兄弟外貌很相像，但性格却相差很大。
  27. Where do you come among your brothers and sisters?--I'm the third.
    你行几？--我行三。
  28. Words failed me when I met my long-lost brothers.
    当我和失散已久的兄弟见面时，我激动得说不出话。
  29. The acting skill of the player is not a quarter as good as his professional brothers.
    那位演员的演技远远不如他的师兄弟们。
  30. The two brothers are bickering again.
    这弟兄俩又在闹别扭。
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