older
单词辨析:
一般只用于人,尤指兄弟或姐妹中较年长的,只作定语,不与 than 连用。
She is my elder daughter.
她是我的大女儿。
His elder brother/sister works in a clothing factory.
他的哥哥/姐姐在一家服装厂工作。
普通用词,可用于人或物,表示人们的年纪长幼或事物的新旧关系,多用作表语,可与 than 连用。
I am three months older than Tom.
我比汤姆大3个月。
This house is older than that one.
这栋房子比那栋房子老。
相关例句:
Older Americans are among this country's most faithful voters.
较年长的美国人是这个国家最忠实的选民群体之一。
By the time we had made landfall the boat looked ten years older!
等到我们登陆时,这艘船看似已老了10年!
I ventured the idea that the secret of staying young was to mix with older people
我大胆地提出了这样的观点:保持年轻的秘诀就在于和年长的人交往。
When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it.
我要退出100米比赛的时候,一个年纪大些的孩子试图吓唬我就范。
Underage youths can obtain alcohol from their older friends.
未到法定年龄的青少年可以从年龄较大的朋友那里弄到酒。
When you're older I think you're better equipped mentally to cope with whatever happens
你年龄再大一些后,我想你就会有更强的心理承受能力来面对所发生的任何事。