elder
elder
英[ˈeldə(r)]美[ˈeldər]
adj.年长的；
n.年长者，有威望的长者，长老，接骨木；
复数：elders;
例句
Don’t be an unsuspecting elder.不要做一个轻信的年长者。
His elder sister had been his guide,counselor,and friend.他姐姐过去一直指导他,给他出主意,是他的朋友。
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
The young men seem to be preferring some request which the elder ones are indisposed to grant.年轻人似乎想提出某种年纪大的人不愿答应的要求。
You mustn't run to your elder brother with every problem.你千万不要一遇到难题就向哥哥求助。
His elder sister had been his guide, counsellor and friend.他姐姐过去一直指导他, 给他出主意, 是他的朋友。
The old man is a grumpy elder.这老人是个脾气坏的长者。
She shouldn’t entreat her elder like that.她不应那样对待长辈。
She has an elder brother.她有一个哥哥。
He is my elder by five years.他比我大五岁。
同义词解析
以下这两个形容词都表示"年长的，年龄较大的" 的意思
elder是old的比较级。指家庭成员中年龄较长的，或指两人中年龄较长的。
older也是old的比较级，指年龄较大、较老，指物时作"较旧的"解。
英语四级真题
But an accumulating body of research indicates that some distinctions between one type of elder care and another have little real bearing on how well residents do.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文"A balanced breakfast is really helpful, but getting regular meals throughout the day is more important to leave blood sugar stable through the day, which helps control weight and hunger levels," says Elder.
2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B"The body uses a lot of energy stores for growth and repair through the night," explains diet specialist Sarah Elder.
2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B英语六级真题
Within just the past five years, I have noticed parents returning to a belief that teenagers need the guidance of elders rather than the liberal, anything goes mode of child-rearing that became popular in the second half of the 20th century.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-COMPAR
（两者中）年龄较大的，年长的
The elder of two people is the one who was born first.
例句
...his elder brother.他哥哥...the elder of her two daughters.她两个女儿中年长的那个N-COUNT
（尤指年纪大很多的）年长者，长辈
A person's elder is someone who is older than them, especially someone quite a lot older.
例句
The young have no respect for their elders.年轻人不尊重他们的长辈。N-COUNT
有威望的长者;元老
In some societies, an elder is one of the respected older people who have influence and authority.
例句
...tribal elders.部落长老N-COUNT
（某些**教会中不担任牧师的）长老
In some Christian churches, an elder is one of the people who hold a position of responsibility, but not usually a minister.
例句
He is now an elder of the village church.他现在是乡村教会的长老。N-COUNT
接骨木
An elder is a bush or small tree which has groups of small white flowers and black berries.
英汉词典释义
n.
比我年长的人
He is my elder by five years.他比我大五岁。长辈
（某些**教会中的）长老
接骨木
adj.
年长的, 年龄较大的
She has an elder brother.她有一个哥哥。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a person who is older than you are
2. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
3. any of various church officers
Adjective
1. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;
"Bill Adams, Sr."2. older brother or sister;
"big sister"行业词典
医学： 接骨木：西洋接骨木(Sambucus ni-gra)，美洲接骨木(S.canadensis)以及其他同属植物。含挥发油的花已用于敷裹创口、烧伤、溃疡等，也用作发汗药，轻泻药和利尿药；
