sister
noun
ˈsɪstə
noun
1
a
girl
or
woman
who
has
the
same
parents
as
you
姐姐; 妹妹;
Janet
and
Abby
are
sisters.
珍妮特和阿比是两姐妹。
He
has
two
sisters
and
a
brother.
他有两个姊妹和一个兄弟。
older/big
sister
My
older
sister
is
a
nurse.
我姐姐是护士。
younger/little
sister
Where’s
your
little
sister?
你的小妹妹在哪里？
She’s
my
twin
sister
.
她是我的孪生妹妹。
2
sister paper/publication/company etc
a
newspaper
etc
that
belongs
to
the
same
group
or
organization
姊妹报/出版物/公司等
the
Daily
Post’s
sister
paper,
the
Liverpool
Echo
《每日邮报》的姊妹报纸《利物浦回声报》
3
Sister
also
又作
a
NUN
修女
Good
morning,
Sister
Mary.
早上好，玛丽修女。
4
Sister
also
又作
a
nurse
in
charge
of
a
hospital
WARD
护士长
BrE
the
ward
sister
病房护士长
I’m
feeling
a
bit
better
today,
Sister.
我今天感觉好些了，护士长。
5
a
word
used
by
women
to
talk
about
other
women
and
to
show
that
they
have
feelings
of
friendship
and
support
towards
them
姊妹，大姐，妹妹〔妇女对其他妇女表示友好和支持时的用语〕
We
appeal
to
our
sisters
all
over
the
world
to
stand
by
us.
我们呼吁全世界的姊妹们支持我们。
6
a
way
of
talking
to
or
about
an
African-American
woman,
used
especially
by
African
Americans
[美，口] 大姐，小妹，小姐〔尤指非洲裔美国人对非洲裔美国女子的直接或间接称呼〕
AmE spoken