senior

adjective

/ˈsiːniə(r)/

/ˈsiːniər/

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of high rank级别高

high in rank or status; higher in rank or status than others级别（或地位）高的

a senior official/officer/manager/executive高级官员/官员/经理/执行官
a senior adviser/analyst/lecturer高级顾问/分析师/讲师
a senior partner in a law firm律师事务所的高级合伙人
She is senior vice president of marketing.她是营销高级副总裁。
senior figures in the Labour party工党的高层人物
senior members of staff高级职员
a senior position高级职位
a senior post/job高级职位/工作
I have ten years' experience at senior management level.我有十年的高层管理经验。
(British English) Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses.初级护士通常和较高级的护士一起工作。
He is a former senior civil servant who now runs a campaign website.他是一名前高级公务员，现在经营一个竞选网站。
senior to somebody He is senior to me.他的职位比我高。
The meeting should be chaired by the most senior person present.会议应由在座的职位最高的人主持。

opposite junior

Extra Examples

She wasn't senior enough to take such a decision.她的资历还太浅，不能作这类决定。
I'm looking for a more senior position.我在寻找更高的职位。
She's a senior lecturer at the university.她是那所大学的高级讲师。
There have been large pay rises for the senior grades.高年级的工资大幅上涨。

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Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

adverb

very
fairly
quite
…

preposition

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in sport体育运动

[only before noun] for adults or people at a more advanced level成人的；高级水平的

to take part in senior competitions参加成人比赛
his first game of senior football他的第一场高中足球比赛
He won the senior men's 400 metres.他获得男子甲组 400 米冠军。

for older people年长之人

[only before noun] for senior citizens (= older people, especially those who have retired from work)（尤指已退休）年纪大的，老年的

Get one third off rail fares with a senior railcard.持有老年火车通行优惠卡可减免三分之一车费。
senior discounts/concessions老年折扣／优惠

father父亲

Senior

(abbreviation Snr, Sr)

used after the name of a man who has the same name as his son, to make it clear who is being referred to（父子同名时，加在父亲的名字前）老，大 compare junior

school/college中学；大学

[only before noun] (British English) (of a school or part of a school

学校或其中一部分

) for children over the age of 11 or 13中等的，中学的（招收 11 或 13 岁以上学生）

[only before noun] (North American English) connected with the last year in high school or college（高中或大学）毕业年级的

the senior prom毕业年级舞会

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’.

senior

noun

/ˈsiːniə(r)/

/ˈsiːniər/

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older person较年长的人

a person who is older than somebody else较…年长的人

She was ten years his senior.她比他大十岁。
My brother is my senior by two years.我哥哥比我大两岁。

compare junior

(especially North American English)

(also senior citizen British and North American English)

an older person, especially somebody who has retired from work. People often call somebody a ‘senior citizen’ to avoid saying that they are old or using the expression ‘old-age pensioner’.（尤指已退休）年纪大的，老年的Topics Life stagesc2