senior
adj
noun
ˈsiːniə
adj
1
having
a
higher
position,
level,
or
rank
〔地位、水平或级别〕较高的，高级的;
the
senior
Democrat
on
the
House
committee
众议院委员会中资深的民主党人士
White
men
hold
most
of
the
jobs
in
senior
management
.
白人占据高级管理层里的大部分职位。
the
senior
partner
in
a
law
firm
律师事务所里的主要合伙人
[+
to
]
He
is
also
a
diplomat,
but
senior
to
me.
他也是一名外交官，但级别比我高。
2
a
senior
competition
is
for
older
people
or
for
people
at
a
more
advanced
level
[英] 〔比赛等的参赛者〕年纪较大的; 级别较高的
only before noun 仅用于名词前 | BrE
I
won
the
60
metre
race,
my
first
senior
success.
我在 60 米赛跑中获胜，这是我第一次在高级别的赛事中获得胜利。
noun
3
a
student
in
their
last
year
of
HIGH
SCHOOL
or
university
[美] 〔中学或大学〕最高年级的学生，毕业班学生;
AmE
Jen
will
be
a
senior
this
year.
珍今年将是毕业班学生了。
4
a
SENIOR
CITIZEN
[尤美] 老年人，长者
especially AmE
Seniors
can
get
a
10%
discount.
老年人可以享受 10% 的折扣。
5
be two/five/ten etc years sb’s senior
to
be
two,
five,
ten
etc
years
older
than
someone
比某人年长两岁/五岁/十岁等
Her
husband
was
nine
years
her
senior.
她丈夫比她大九岁。
6
an
adult
or
a
person
who
has
reached
an
advanced
level
in
a
particular
sport
[英] 〔某一体育项目的〕成人运动员，高级水平者;
BrE
Juniors
and
seniors
train
together
on
Wednesdays.
少年组和成年组周三一起训练。
ˈsiːniə
7
Sr. Snr
written
abbreviation
书面缩写为 Sr. AmE [美] ; Snr BrE [英] used after the name of a man who has the same name as his son 年纪较大的，年长的〔父子同名时，用于父亲的姓名后〕
AmE BrE
John
J.
Wallace,
Sr.
老约翰．J．华莱士