sisters

英 [ˈsɪstəz] 美 [ˈsɪstərz]

n.  姐; 妹; (称志同道合者)姐妹; 护士长
sister的复数

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柯林斯词典

  1. See also: His sister Sarah helped him. ...Vanessa Bell, the sister of Virginia Woolf... I didn't know you had a sister. half-sister stepsister

    2. 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 修女;女教友
    Sister is a title given to a woman who belongs to a religious community.
    1. Sister Francesca entered the chapel.
      弗朗西丝卡修女走进了小教堂。
    2. ...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 护士长;高级护士
    A sister is a senior female nurse who supervises part of a hospital.
    1. Ask to speak to the sister on the ward...
      请求和病房里的护士长说话。
    2. 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 (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.
    1. 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。
    2. ...our Jewish brothers and sisters.
      我们犹太教的兄弟姐妹们
  5. ADJ 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.
    1. ...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
    2. ...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”
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双语例句

  1. 'Two Sisters' is an absorbing read
    《姊妹花》的故事情节引人入胜。
  2. Go left onto the A107 and bear left into Seven Sisters Road.
    向左驶入A107号公路，然后左转进七姐妹路。
  3. Both sisters bit their nails as children
    两姐妹都像小孩儿一样咬指甲。
  4. Have you got any brothers and sisters?
    你有兄弟姐妹吗？
  5. The feast was served by his mother and sisters
    这顿美餐是他母亲和他的姐妹们准备的。
  6. Anna's strength is derived from her parents and her sisters
    安娜的坚强源自于她的父母和姐姐们。
  7. Both of my sisters moved even farther away from home
    我的两个姐姐都搬得离家更远了。
  8. I'm lucky in that I've got four sisters.
    我很幸运，因为我有4个姐姐。
  9. Kathy is a great mate, we are like sisters
    凯茜是个很好的伙伴，我们亲如姐妹。
  10. Nina's eyes met her sisters 'across the table
    尼娜与桌子对面的姐妹们目光相遇。
  11. His sisters are grown up and his parents are middle-aged.
    他的姐妹们都已成人，而他的父母亲也人到中年。
  12. 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。
  13. Vic was bullied by his father and persecuted by his sisters.
    维克受到父亲的欺压和姊妹们的纠缠。
  14. 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。
  15. Lucilla often asks her sisters to retell the story
    露西拉经常要姐姐们把这个故事反复讲给她听。
  16. He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.
    他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。
  17. 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。
  18. Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling.
    和父母及两个姐妹生活在一起让她感到很压抑。
  19. The programme was worth watching for an inspired takeoff of the Collins sisters.
    这个节目值得一看，因为有对柯林斯姐妹的滑稽创意模仿。
  20. 'Hey, is there anything the matter with my sisters?' — 'Is that why you're phoning?'
    “喂，我的姐妹们没事儿吧？”——“你打电话就为这个？”
  21. The two sisters look exactly alike.
    这两姐妹长得一模一样。
  22. The two of them were as intimate as sisters.
    她们俩处得好像亲姐妹一样。
  23. The two sisters are as like as two peas.
    这姐妹俩容貌极相像。
  24. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
    你们姐妹几个？
  25. Of all your sisters, I love you best.
    在你们姐妹中，我最心疼你。
  26. Where do you come among your brothers and sisters?--I'm the third.
    你行几？--我行三。
  27. Their wives are sisters.; They are in-laws.
    他们是连襟。
  28. Which is the elder of the two sisters?
    两姐妹中哪个是姐姐？
  29. The twin sisters played a game of chess just now.
    这一对孪生姐妹刚下了一盘棋。
  30. He has3 sisters, and his eldest sister is married.
    他有三个姐姐，大姐已经嫁人了。
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