sister UK ['sɪs.tər] US [-tɚ] noun countable ESSENTIAL ■a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person 姐姐,妹妹•Sophie and Emily are sisters.苏菲和艾蜜莉是姐妹。 •Emily is Sophie's younger/little/older/big sister.艾蜜莉是苏菲的妹妹/姐姐。 ■a girl or woman who treats you in the kind way that a sister would 像姐妹一样的人•Lynn's such a good friend - she's like a sister to me.琳恩真是一个好朋友——她就像我的姐妹一样。 ■a woman who shares an interest with you, especially that of improving women's rights (尤指在改善妇女权利方面)志同道合的姐妹•[as form of address] "We must continue the fight, sisters!"“我们必须继续战斗,姐妹们!” ■US old-fashioned informal ■used to address a woman (用于称呼妇女)•OK, sister, move it!好了,大姐,赶紧吧! ■UK ■a nurse who is in charge of a department of a hospital 护士长 ■a female member of a religious group, especially a nun 修女,尼姑 UK ['sɪs.tər] US [-tɚ] noun countable sister under the skin UK ■a man who supports women's action to improve their rights 女权同胞(支持妇女进行的改善妇女权益运动的男人)•John is a true sister under the skin.约翰实际上是一个女权同胞。 UK ['sɪs.tər] US [-tɚ] adjective [before noun] ■belonging to a group of similar and related things, such as businesses, usually owned or operated by the same person or organization 如同姐妹的;同类型的•our sister company in Australia我们在澳大利亚的姊妹公司 •the US battleship Missouri and her sister ship , the Wisconsin美国战舰密苏里号及其姊妹舰威斯康辛号 |