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brother

/bruhth-er or, for 9, bruhth-ur/US // ˈbrʌð ər or, for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr //UK // (ˈbrʌðə) //

兄弟,哥哥,弟弟,哥们儿

Related Words

relative相对,相对的,相对而言,相对来说twin孪生,孪生兄弟,孪生的,结对子relation关系kin亲属,亲属关系,亲戚,吻合blood brother血亲兄弟,血缘关系的兄弟,血缘兄弟,血兄弟

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural brothers, brethren.

    • : a male offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; a male sibling.
    • : Also called half brother. a male offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring.
    • : a stepbrother.
    • : a male numbered among the same kinship group, nationality, ethnicity, profession, etc., as another; an associate; a fellow member, fellow countryman, fellow man, etc.: a fraternity brother.
    • : Ecclesiastical.a male numbered among the lay members of a religious organization that has a priesthood.a man who devotes himself to the duties of a religious order without taking holy orders, or while preparing for holy orders.
    • : brothers, all members of a particular racial or ethnic group, or of the human race in general: All men are brothers.
    • : Slang. fellow; buddy: Brother, can you spare a dime?
    • : Informal. a term used to refer to or address a fellow Black man; soul brother.
interj.感叹词 interjection
  1. 1
    • : Slang..

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmale sibling
Forms: brothers
Synonyms
relative相对,相对的,相对而言,相对来说twin孪生,孪生兄弟,孪生的,结对子kin亲属,亲属关系,亲戚,吻合kinsperson亲属,亲人,亲属关系,亲属关系人relation关系blood brother血亲兄弟,血缘关系的兄弟,血缘兄弟,血兄弟

Examples

  • These are the fathers, husbands, sons and brothers of the communities that these elected leaders are claiming to save.

  • The third generation owner of Shenanigans has had both her father and brother die of the virus.

  • Right before Beethoven composed the Fifth Symphony, he wrote to his brothers that his oncoming deafness had “brought me to the verge of despair.”

  • A hospice nurse checked in on Johnson the first two days she was home, said Lavalais and his brother, Michael.

  • Tuesday passed, and just as I was beginning to accept that the meeting wouldn’t happen, I got a text from Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft’s CEO and one of the founding brothers of the company, telling me when and where to meet him tomorrow.

  • I did love him like a big brother, and miss him all the time.

  • He knew I loved him like a big brother, and I knew the feeling was mutual.

  • The brother of a girl who made her debut in New Orleans society was shaking his fists in excitement.

  • Among the other graduates was Officer Kevin Lynch, brother and son of police officers.

  • A 2008 Pakistani raid near Turbat turned up Abdolhamid Rigi, the brother of Abdelmalek Rigi.

  • After her marriage to Eugène Manet she came under the influence of his famous brother, Édouard.

  • Again, she was present at the battle of Silan, where her heroic example of courage infused new life into her brother rebels.

  • Father, mother, sister, and brother all played and worked together with rare combination of sympathetic gifts.

  • Victor was the younger son and brother—a tete montee, with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break.

  • It was father against son, brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor.

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