brother

noun

家庭 in family

1. （同父母的）兄，弟
   a boy or man who has the same mother and father as another person
   1. We're brothers.
      我们是亲兄弟。
   2. He's my brother.
      他是我哥哥（或弟弟）。
   3. an older/younger brother
      哥哥；弟弟
   4. a twin brother
      孪生哥哥（或弟弟）
   5. Does she have any brothers and sisters ?
      她有兄弟姐妹吗？
   6. Edward was the youngest of the Kennedy brothers.
      爱德华是肯尼迪弟兄中最小的一个。
   7. He was like a brother to me (= very close) .
      他如同我的亲兄弟一样。

其他男性 other men

2. （称男性的共事者或同道）同事，弟兄，伙伴
   used for talking to or talking about other male members of an organization or other men who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself
   1. We must work together, brothers!
      我们必须携手工作，伙计们！
   2. He was greatly respected by his brother officers.
      他非常受军官同僚的敬重。
   3. We must support our weaker brethren.
      我们必须支持弱势的同胞。

宗教团体 in religious group

3. （同一宗教团体的男性）教友；（尤指）修士
   a male member of a religious group, especially a monk
   1. Brother Luke
      卢克修士
   2. The Brethren meet regularly for prayer.
      兄弟教会成员定期聚集祈祷。

称呼 form of address

4. （黑人男子相互的称呼）
   used by black people as a form of address for a black man

大学 at college/university

5. （美国）大学生联谊会成员
   (in the US) a member of a fraternity (= a club for a group of male students at a college or university)

exclamation

1. （表示生气或吃惊）
   used to express the fact that you are annoyed or surprised
   1. Oh brother!
      天哪！

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。

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。

1. My brother and I were alone with Vincent.
   我和弟弟与文森特单独呆着。
2. He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed.
   他牺牲了自己的事业，这样他贪婪的弟弟才能成功。
3. The soldiers bantered with him as though he was a kid brother
   士兵们把他当作弟弟一样和他开着玩笑。
4. She was called to her brother's bedside.
   她被叫到了哥哥的病榻前。
5. She was betrothed to his brother.
   她和他哥哥订了婚。
6. Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother
   哦，那么你是彼得的弟弟。
7. Have you got any brothers and sisters?
   你有兄弟姐妹吗？
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. I have a rich brother and a lot of people envy the fact
    我有个有钱的兄弟，很多人都因此羡慕我。
11. I always played football with my older brother because I was good for my age.
    我经常跟哥哥一起踢足球，因为就我的年龄而论我的球技还算不错。
12. My brother had a lovely dog. I looked after him for about a week.
    我哥哥有一只可爱的狗。我照看了它约一周。
13. She led a normal, happy life with her sister and brother
    她和弟弟妹妹一起过着平凡而幸福的生活。
14. Before we left the camp, my twin brother and I moulded a chair out of mud.
    离开营地前，我和孪生弟弟用泥巴做了一把椅子。
15. I read your brother's obituary in the Times.
    我在《泰晤士报》上看到了你哥哥的讣告。
16. I can remember the precise moment when my daughter came to see me and her new baby brother in hospital
    我能清楚地回想起我女儿来医院看我和她刚出生的弟弟的那一刻。
17. My brother was still in his pyjamas.
    我的兄弟还穿着睡衣裤。
18. My brother quarrelled with my father.
    我哥哥和父亲吵了一架。
19. He has always lived in the shadow of his brother.
    他一直活在他哥哥的影子中。
20. His sons, brother and nephews were his armed sidekicks.
    他的儿子、兄弟和侄子都是他的左膀右臂，都配备了武器。
21. My brother's such a tease
    我弟弟太喜欢戏弄人了。
22. She had a twin brother and a younger brother.
    她有一个双胞胎哥哥和一个弟弟。
23. The search for my brother widened
    对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。
24. No wonder my brother wasn't feeling well
    难怪我兄弟感觉不舒服了。
25. He played with his younger brother.
    他和弟弟一起玩。
26. I'm going to the hospital to see my brother.
    我要上医院去看望我的哥哥。
27. Mother interposed in the dispute between my brother and me.
    母亲介入了我与哥哥之间的争论。
28. I can never tell him from his brother.
    我总是分不清他和他的弟弟。
29. Tom is hardly distinguishable from his twin brother.
    汤姆和他的孪生哥哥几乎令人分辨不出。
30. I have a younger brother.
    我有一个弟弟。

noun

1. a male with the same parents as someone else
   1. my brother still lives with our parents

   Synonym:    blood brother

2. a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
   1. none of his brothers would betray him

3. used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
   1. Greetings, comrade!

   Synonym:    comrade

4. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

   Synonym:    buddychumcronypalsidekick