brother
noun plural
interjection
ˈbrʌðə
noun plural
1
a
male
who
has
the
same
parents
as
you
(同胞)兄弟; 哥; 弟;
I
have
two
brothers,
William
and
Mark.
我有两个兄弟,威廉和马克。
elder/older/younger
etc
brother
My
younger
brother
is
a
doctor.
我弟弟是一名医生。
little/kid
brother
(younger
brother)
弟弟
I
have
to
take
my
little
brother
to
school.
我得送我弟弟去上学。
My
big
brother
(=older
brother)
has
always
looked
after
me.
我哥哥一直照顾我。
my
twin
brother
我的双胞胎兄弟
2
a
word
meaning
a
black
man,
used
especially
by
other
black
men
[口,非正式] 兄弟〔黑人男子之间的称呼〕
spoken informal
3
a
male
member
of
a
group
with
the
same
interests,
religion,
profession
etc
as
you
弟兄;(男性)同仁,同行,会友
4
brothers brethren
plural
brothersor
brethren
a
male
member
of
a
religious
group,
especially
a
MONK
〔同教会的男性〕教友,主内弟兄; 〔尤指〕僧侣,修士
Brother
Justin
贾斯廷修士
5
a
member
of
a
FRATERNITY
(=a
club
of
male
university
students)
[美] 〔男学生的〕大学生联谊会成员,兄弟会成员
AmE
6
brothers in arms
soldiers
who
have
fought
together
in
a
war
[文] 战友
literary
interjection
7
used
to
show
you
are
annoyed
or
surprised
[尤美] 哇! 呀! 哎!〔表示不耐烦或惊讶〕
Oh,
brother
–
I
really
don’t
want
to
deal
with
this
now.
哎呀,我现在实在不想处理这事。