sister

英[ˈsɪstə(r)]美[ˈsɪstər]

n.姐妹，（称志同道合者）姐妹，修女，护士；

复数：sisters;

例句

She is often mistaken for her twin sister.她常被人当作是她的孪生姐妹。

Alatook's sister was playing with her friends near the house.阿拉吐克的妹妹正和伙伴们在屋子附近玩。

She soon heard from her sister how the problem had been solved.她很快从她姐姐那里了解到问题是如何解决的。

He sets great store by his sister's advice.他极其重视姐姐的忠告。

My sister may look delicate, but give her a bowl of rice and she can really pack it away.我妹妹看上去很斯文, 但她几口就可以吃完一碗饭。

She's nowhere near as clever as her sister.她远不如她妹妹聪明。

Her sister keeps house for her.她姐姐替她管理家务。

In contrast to her sister, she is very tall.与姐姐相比, 她个子很高。

he behaved badly in school; he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister; behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room.他在学校里很淘气；他淘气地寻找机会让他的姐姐难堪；他在来客人时表现得很顽皮，所以被送进了自己的房间里。

My sister has two toothbrushes.我妹妹有两把牙刷。

英语六级真题

One of the pioneers of a radical new way of thinking about the kitchen was Catharine Esther Beecher, sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

In American Woman's Home, published in 1869, the Beecher sisters recommended a scientific approach to household management, designed to enhance the efficiency of a woman's work and promote order.

In July, a sister craft of the crashed spaceplane was reported to be about half-finished.

In a study of older people with sisters and brothers, psychologist Debra Gold of the Duke Center for the study of aging and human development found that about 20% said they were hostile or indifferent to ward their sisters and brothers.

Only four out of the 54 people interviewed had completely broken with their sisters and brothers and only one of the four felt comfortable with the break.

As sisters and brothers advanced into old age, closeness increases and rivalry diminishes, explains VC, a psychologist at Purdue University

Most of the elderly people he interviewed said they had supportive and friendly dealings and got along well or very well with their sisters and brothers.

Gold found that as people age, they often become more involved with and interested in their sisters and brothers

of those she interviewed said that contact with their sisters and brothers increase innate adulthood.

A man who had recently reconciled with his brother told Gold there's something that lets older people to put aside bad deeds of the past and focus a little on what we need now, especially when it's sisters and brothers

What has probably caused closeness to increase among sisters and brothers according to VC?

One fifth of them were on bad terms with their sisters and brothers

Most of them had broken with their sisters and brothers.

They have little time left to renew contact with their brothers and sisters

He does not believe they are twin sisters.

My sister just happened to have one and she can't go since she has got some sort of conflict in her schedule.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

姐;妹

Your sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you.

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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.

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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.

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N-COUNT

(同一种族、**、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.

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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.

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英汉词典释义

n.

姐, 妹

（称志同道合者）姐妹

护士长

女教友；（尤指）修女

（美国大学）女生联谊会会员

（黑人的互相称谓）大姐

同类型的；同一批的；如同姐妹的

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a female person who has the same parents as another person;

2. a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group;

3. sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

行业词典

医学： 病房护士长：英国用的名称；