junior

adjective

/ˈdʒuːniə(r)/

/ˈdʒuːniər/

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of low rank

[usually before noun] having a low rank in an organization or a profession

a junior partner/minister/officer
junior to somebody She is junior to me.

Extra Examples

She's quite junior in the organization.
a very junior officer

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Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

adverb

very
fairly
relatively
…

preposition

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in sport

[only before noun] connected with young people below a particular age, rather than with adults, especially in sports

He's a member of the club's junior team.
the world junior tennis championships

son

Junior

(abbreviation Jnr, Jr)

(especially in the US) used after the name of a man who has the same name as his father, to make it clear who is being referred to compare the younger

school/college

[only before noun] (British English) (of a school or part of a school) for children under the age of 11 or 13

a junior school

[only before noun] (North American English) connected with the year before the last year in a high school or college

I spent my junior year in France.

compare senior

Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective following a family name): from Latin, comparative of juvenis ‘young’.

junior

noun

/ˈdʒuːniə(r)/

/ˈdʒuːniər/

Idioms

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in sport

[countable] a young person below a particular age, rather than an adult

She has coached many of our leading juniors.
At 16, he’s still eligible to play for the juniors.

in school/college

[countable] (British English) a child who goes to junior school

Sam is going to be a junior next year.

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[countable] (North American English) a student in the year before the last year at high school or college compare sophomoreTopics Educationc1

low level job

[countable] (especially British English) a person who has a job at a low level within an organization

office juniors

son

[singular] (North American English, informal) a person’s young son

I leave junior with Mom when I'm at work.

Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective following a family name): from Latin, comparative of juvenis ‘young’.

Idioms

be… years somebody’s junior | be somebody’s junior (by…)

to be younger than somebody, by the number of years mentioned
- She's four years his junior.
- She's his junior by four years.

单词	junior
释义	junior adjective /ˈdʒuːniə(r)/ /ˈdʒuːniər/ jump to other results of low rank [usually before noun] having a low rank in an organization or a profession a junior partner/minister/officer junior to somebody She is junior to me. Extra Examples She's quite junior in the organization. a very junior officer Topics Jobsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb very fairly relatively … preposition to See full entry in sport [only before noun] connected with young people below a particular age, rather than with adults, especially in sports He's a member of the club's junior team. the world junior tennis championships son Junior (abbreviation Jnr, Jr) (especially in the US) used after the name of a man who has the same name as his father, to make it clear who is being referred to compare the younger school/college [only before noun] (British English) (of a school or part of a school) for children under the age of 11 or 13 a junior school [only before noun] (North American English) connected with the year before the last year in a high school or college I spent my junior year in France. compare senior Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective following a family name): from Latin, comparative of juvenis ‘young’. junior noun /ˈdʒuːniə(r)/ /ˈdʒuːniər/ Idioms jump to other results in sport [countable] a young person below a particular age, rather than an adult She has coached many of our leading juniors. At 16, he’s still eligible to play for the juniors. in school/college [countable] (British English) a child who goes to junior school Sam is going to be a junior next year. Topics Educationc1 [countable] (North American English) a student in the year before the last year at high school or college compare sophomoreTopics Educationc1 low level job [countable] (especially British English) a person who has a job at a low level within an organization office juniors son [singular] (North American English, informal) a person’s young son I leave junior with Mom when I'm at work. Word OriginMiddle English (as an adjective following a family name): from Latin, comparative of juvenis ‘young’. Idioms be… years somebody’s junior \| be somebody’s junior (by…) to be younger than somebody, by the number of years mentioned She's four years his junior. She's his junior by four years.
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