junior

['dʒu:njə]

adj.资历较浅的, 年少的, 下级的
n.晚辈, 三年级生, 年少者,地位较低者

例句与用法：

I do wish he wouldn't condescend to the junior staff in his department.

我但愿他不要假惺惺地纡尊降贵接近部门里的低级员工。

He likes to lord it over the junior staff.

他喜欢对下级职员逞威风。

The president was so young that he was junior to some of his employees.

总裁的年龄甚至是比他的一些雇员还小。

I can't remember quarreling with him in junior high school.

我不记得国中时和他吵过架。

He is studying at a junior middle school.

他正在上初中。

详细释义：

a.

1. 年纪较轻的[(+to)]

He is junior to me by two years.

他比我小两岁。

2. 资浅的; 地位较低的; 晚辈的[(+to)]

My cousin is a junior officer.

我表弟是个下级军官。

3. 【美】(四年制大学或中学中)三年级(生)的

4. (置于姓名后表示同名父子中的子或同姓两人中的较年幼者, 略作Jr.或jr.)小

Mr. Smith Junior is in charge of this department.

小史密斯先生负责这个部门的工作。

n.

1. 较年少者

I am three years her junior.

我比她小三岁。

2. 等级较低者; 晚辈

Of the two clerks, he is the junior.

这两个职员中他职务较低。

3. 三年级生

4. 【美】【口】儿子; 小伙子