| 单词 | junior |
| 释义 | junior —junior /ˈdʒuː.ni.ər/ aep /-njɚ/ adjective (LOW RANK) ► B2 low or lower in rank: » I object to being told what to do by someone junior to me.» a junior doctor/partner→ COMPARE SENIOR(Cf. ↑senior) adjective (HIGH RANK)Thesaurus+: ↑Position and status in groups and organizationsThesaurus+: ↑Of little or less importance• • • Extra Examples:» Sidney ruthlessly clawed his way (up) from the position of junior clerk to chairman of the company .» Discontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading.» After giving birth, she was stitched up by a junior doctor.» It's not unusual for a junior doctor to work a 70 or sometimes an 80-hour week.» The matter is being dealt with by a junior member of staff.adjective (YOUNGER) B2 connected with or involving young people below a particular age: » junior orchestra» Junior members are not permitted to compete.Thesaurus+: ↑Young peopleF0 (US WRITTEN ABBREVIATION Jr, MAINLY UK WRITTEN ABBREVIATION Jnr) used after a man's name to refer to the younger of two men in the same family who have the same name: » Sammy Davis, JrThesaurus+: ↑Names and titlesThesaurus+: ↑Family relations in generalnoun (STUDENT) F0 [C] UK a student at a junior school Thesaurus+: ↑Students and pupilsF0 [C] US a student in the third year of a course that lasts for four years at a school or college Thesaurus+: ↑Students and pupilsthe juniors UKF0 → JUNIOR SCHOOL(Cf. ↑junior school): » Lewis has just moved up to the juniors.Thesaurus+: ↑Types of schoolnoun (YOUNGER) F0 [C] a young person below a particular age who is involved in an activity, especially sport: » Saturday morning sessions are for juniors only.Thesaurus+: ↑Competitors and participants in sports and gamesThesaurus+: ↑Young peoplethree, eight, etc. years sb's juniorC2 three, eight, etc. years younger than someone: » My brother is five years my junior.» My sister is my junior by three years (= three years younger than me).→ COMPARE SENIOR(Cf. ↑senior) adjective (OLDER)Thesaurus+: ↑Describing age and birthdaysnoun [C] (LOW RANK) ► F0 someone who has a job at a low level within an organization: » an office juniorThesaurus+: ↑Workers in generalnoun [S] MAINLY US (SON) ► F0 used to refer to your son: » Come on, Junior, time for bed.Thesaurus+: ↑Family relations in general |
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