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
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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
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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。