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| 1 | someone who is of the same age as another person 同龄人 |
| a child who is popular with her peers 一位受同龄人喜爱的女孩 |
| | 1a | someone who belongs to the same social or professional group as another person 同辈；同事；同等地位的人 | | Few players have gained as much respect from their peers as Bobby Robson. 很少有运动员能像博比·罗布森那样赢得如此多同龄人的尊敬。 | |
| | 1b | someone who is as good as another person 相匹敌的人；相媲美者 | | As an actor she has few peers. 作为演员，很少有人能与她媲美。 | |
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| 2 | someone who is from a high social class in the UK and has a title such as ‘Lord’ （英国）贵族 |
| See also | | - life peer | | - peer of the realm | |
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