| 单词 | senior |
| 释义 | senior (once / 154 pages) adjn You can use the word senior to describe anyone who's older than you are. You might say, "My brother is six years my senior," especially if you want to make him feel old. Senior means "older," but it also means "old or aged," like your grandmother, who despite being a senior citizen, continues her skydiving hobby. A senior is also a student in the final year of either high school or college, or an authority: "She holds a senior position in the State Department." The Latin word senior means "older," and it's the basis of respectful terms in many languages, like señor in Spanish and sire in French. WORD FAMILYsenior: seniority, seniors+/seniority: seniorities USAGE EXAMPLESTrade Representative, a transition official says, filling in one of the final pieces in the new administration’s senior team. Seattle Times(Jan 03, 2017) An hour after the game, after the trophy ceremony, the senior was still in defensive-back mode. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) In contrast, there’s something soothingly achievable about “Relax into Yoga for Seniors: A Six-Week Program for Strength, Balance, Flexibility and Pain Relief.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) senior citizen Syn aged, elderly, older old (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age 2adj older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service senior officer Syn|Ant old (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age elder, older, sr.used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son majorof the elder of two boys with the same family name precedentialhaving precedence (especially because of longer service) higher-ranking, ranking, superiorhaving a higher rank junior younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service immature, young(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subalterninferior in rank or status minorof the younger of two boys with the same family name jr., youngerused of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father subordinatesubject or submissive to authority or the control of another 3adj used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college the senior prom Syn fourth-year last coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining 4n a person who is older than you are Syn|Hypo|Hyper elder dean, doyen a man who is the senior member of a group doyennea woman who is the senior member of a group adult, grownup a fully developed person from maturity onward 5n an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation Hyper undergrad, undergraduate a university student who has not yet received a first degree |
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