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sen.i.or OLDERH5si:7ni7E5, $-njLn, adj [not gradable](someone) older年长的(fml) She's my senior by three years (= She is three years older than me).她比我大三岁。There are four classes in the senior part of the school (= the part for older students).高年级的学生有四个班。Senior pupils are expected to set an example to the younger children.大家希望高年级的学生给低年级的学生树一个榜样。A senior citizen (Am also senior, Br and Aus also old age pensioner) is a person who has reached the official age when they can stop working regularly. Senior citizen is used to avoid saying 'old person'.年老或已退休的人Discounts are available for senior citizens.老年人可享受打折的优惠。(Am) A senior is someone in their final year of high school or university.中学或大学毕业班的学生You can add Senior (abbreviation Sr or Br and Aus Snr) to the name of the older of two men in a family who have the same name, or to the family name of parents who have married sons of the same name.(置于姓名后，表同名人中年龄大的或父子同名中的父）老；大The letter's addressed to James Grafton Snr --it's for you, Dad.这封信是写给老詹姆斯·格拉夫顿的----爸爸，是给你的。We're inviting the Furlongs and the Wisemans Senior (=the parents rather than their married son's family).我们准备邀请弗朗夫妇和老怀斯曼夫妇。A senior statesman/stateswoman is an experienced politician who is usually no longer working in government.已下野的资深政治家They found a senior statesman to head the project --someone who could make the worlds of politics and business work together.他们找到一位已下野的资深政治家领导这个计划----他能将政治界和经济界融合协作起来。[ELDER 中的elder statesman ☆ JUNIOR ]
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