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a boy or man who has the same mother and father as another person 哥哥；弟弟 We're brothers. 我们是亲兄弟。 He's my brother. 他是我哥哥（或弟弟）。 an older/younger brother 哥哥；弟弟 a twin brother 孪生哥哥（或弟弟） Does she have any brothers and sisters? 她有兄弟姐妹吗？ Edward was the youngest of the Kennedy brothers. 爱德华是肯尼迪弟兄中最小的一个。 He was like a brother to me (= very close). 他如同我的亲兄弟一样。 My son really wanted a little brother. 我儿子真的很想要一个小弟弟。 She is survived by her brothers. 她被她的兄弟们所继承。
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsa1Bill idolizes his big brother, who is a professional footballer. 比尔非常崇拜他哥哥，他哥哥是个职业足球员。 Do you have any brothers and sisters? 你有兄弟姐妹吗？ He married the wife of his late brother. 他娶了已故哥哥的妻子。 His old teacher greeted him like a long-lost brother. 他以前的老师就像对待失散多年的兄弟一样迎接他。 She wrote daily to her beloved brother, Leo. 她每天给亲爱的弟弟利奥写信。 The boys are so close, they're like brothers. 这些男孩子亲密得像兄弟一般。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- elder
- older
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- blood brothers
- brother and sister
- like brothers
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used for talking to or talking about other male members of an organization or other men who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself （称男性的共事者或同道）同事，弟兄，伙伴 We must work together, brothers! 我们必须携手工作，伙计们！ We are all brothers in the fight against injustice. 在反对不公正的斗争中，我们都是兄弟。 He was greatly respected by his brother officers. 他非常受军官同僚的敬重。 We must support our weaker brethren. 我们必须支持弱势的同胞。
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a male member of a religious group, especially a monk （同一宗教团体的男性）教友；（尤指）修士 - (North American English, informal)
used by black people as a form of address for a black man （黑人对黑人男子的称呼） (in the US) a member of a fraternity (= a club for a group of male students at a college or university) （美国）大学生联谊会成员
in family家庭
other men其他男性
in religious group宗教团体
form of address称呼
at college/university大学
Word OriginOld English brōthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broeder and German Bruder, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frater.