senior
UK ['si:.ni.ər] US [-njɚ] adjective
OLDER 年长的
IMPROVER [before noun]
■older 年长的•Senior pupils are expected to set an example to the younger children.高年级的学生应该给低年级的学生树立榜样。 Compare junior
IMPROVER (UK and Australian written abbreviation Snr) (US written abbreviation Sr.)
■used after a man's name to refer to the older of two people in the same family who have the same name （置于姓名后，表示同一家人中同名的两人中的年长者）老，大•Hello, may I speak to Ken Griffey senior, please?喂，请问老肯‧格里菲在吗？
UK ['si:.ni.ər] US [-njɚ] adjective
HIGH RANK 高级别
IMPROVER
■high or higher in rank 级别高的•senior management高级管理部 •a senior government minister政府高级部长 •She's senior to me, so I have to do what she tells me.她是我的上级，所以我得听她的。 Compare junior
UK ['si:.ni.ər] US [-njɚ] noun
HIGH RANK 高级别
countable
■someone who is high or higher in rank 上级；上司•It's important to impress your seniors if you want to be promoted.如果你想得到晋升，给你的上级留下好印象很重要。
UK ['si:.ni.ər] US [-njɚ] noun
OLDER 年长的
20/30, etc. years your senior
■20/30, etc. years older than you 比…年长20／30岁等的•She married a man twenty years her senior.她嫁给了一个比她年长20岁的男人。 •She's my senior by three years (= She is three years older than me).她比我大三岁。 countable US
■a student in their final year of high school or university （中学或大学的）毕业班学生 |