英语词汇“senior”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

senioradjective

uk/ˈsiː.ni.ər/us/ˈsiː.njɚ/

senior adjective (HIGH RANK)

B2 high or higher in rank:

senior management

a senior government minister

She's senior to me, so I have to do what she tells me.

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junior adjective

older and more experienced than the other members of a team:

The Dragons head coach praised his senior players in the 23-16 win.

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a senior government aide
Two senior officials have been entrusted with organizing the auction.
The president was flanked by senior ministers.
Criticism has been levelled at senior figures in the industry.
She's just been promoted to senior sales rep.

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Organizations - position & status

a rung on/of the ladder idiom
apparatchik
associate
back seat
be a big fish in a small pond idiom
betters 2
brethren
comrade
echelon
entry level
entry-level
equal
fellow
founder
low-level
position
role
second class
standing
subordinate

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senior adjective (OLDER)

B2 [ before noun ] older:

The more senior students are given some extra responsibilities.

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junior noun

UK written abbreviation Snr, US written abbreviation Sr. used after a man's name to refer to the older of two people in the same family who have the same name:

Hello, may I speak to Ken Griffey senior, please?

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This is the common room for senior pupils at the school.
I'm hoping to speak to Al Jackson, senior.

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Describing age & birthdays

a ripe old age idiom
age group
age limit
aged
be knocking (on) 60, 70, etc. idiom
gone
junior
nonagenarian
octogenarian
old
on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc. idiom
put years on sb idiom
ripe
spring chicken
take years off sb idiom
teens
this side of sth idiom
turn
twenty-first
when sb was a (mere) twinkle in their father's eye idiom

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Idiom(s)

have a senior moment

seniornoun

uk/ˈsiː.ni.ər/us/ˈsiː.njɚ/

senior noun (HIGH RANK)

[ C ] someone who is high or higher in rank:

It's important to impress your seniors if you want to be promoted.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Organizations - position & status

a rung on/of the ladder idiom
apparatchik
associate
back seat
be a big fish in a small pond idiom
betters 2
brethren
comrade
echelon
entry level
entry-level
equal
fellow
founder
low-level
position
role
second class
standing
subordinate

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Bosses & managers

Important people and describing important people

senior noun (OLDER)

20, 30, etc. years sb's senior

20, 30, etc. years older than someone:

She married a man 20 years her senior.

She's my senior by three years (= she is three years older than me).

[ C ] US UK senior citizen an old person:

Seniors are entitled to a reduction of around 10%.

[ C ] US a student in their final year of high school or university

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Describing age & birthdays

a ripe old age idiom
age group
age limit
aged
be knocking (on) 60, 70, etc. idiom
gone
junior
nonagenarian
octogenarian
old
on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc. idiom
put years on sb idiom
ripe
spring chicken
take years off sb idiom
teens
this side of sth idiom
turn
twenty-first
when sb was a (mere) twinkle in their father's eye idiom

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Students & pupils

单词	senior
释义	Contents adjective (2) senior (HIGH RANK) senior (OLDER) noun (2) senior (HIGH RANK) senior (OLDER) Contents adjective (3) senior (MORE ADVANCED) senior (OLDER) senior (OF SCHOOL) noun (2) senior (SCHOOL) senior (OLDER PERSON) Contents adjective (1) Senior (1) adjective (2) senior (1) senior (2) noun (2) senior (1) senior (2) English American Business senioradjective uk/ˈsiː.ni.ər/us/ˈsiː.njɚ/ senior adjective (HIGH RANK) B2 high or higher in rank: senior management a senior government minister She's senior to me, so I have to do what she tells me. Compare junior adjective older and more experienced than the other members of a team: The Dragons head coach praised his senior players in the 23-16 win. More examples a senior government aide Two senior officials have been entrusted with organizing the auction. The president was flanked by senior ministers. Criticism has been levelled at senior figures in the industry. She's just been promoted to senior sales rep. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Organizations - position & status a rung on/of the ladder idiom apparatchik associate back seat be a big fish in a small pond idiom betters 2 brethren comrade echelon entry level entry-level equal fellow founder low-level position role second class standing subordinate See more results » senior adjective (OLDER) B2 [ before noun ] older: The more senior students are given some extra responsibilities. Compare junior noun UK written abbreviation Snr, US written abbreviation Sr. used after a man's name to refer to the older of two people in the same family who have the same name: Hello, may I speak to Ken Griffey senior, please? More examples This is the common room for senior pupils at the school. I'm hoping to speak to Al Jackson, senior. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Describing age & birthdays a ripe old age idiom age group age limit aged be knocking (on) 60, 70, etc. idiom gone junior nonagenarian octogenarian old on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc. idiom put years on sb idiom ripe spring chicken take years off sb idiom teens this side of sth idiom turn twenty-first *when sb was a (mere) twinkle in their* father's eye idiom See more results » Idiom(s) have a senior moment seniornoun uk/ˈsiː.ni.ər/us/ˈsiː.njɚ/ senior noun (HIGH RANK) [ C ] someone who is high or higher in rank: It's important to impress your seniors if you want to be promoted. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Organizations - position & status a rung on/of the ladder idiom apparatchik associate back seat be a big fish in a small pond idiom betters 2 brethren comrade echelon entry level entry-level equal fellow founder low-level position role second class standing subordinate See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Bosses & managers Important people and describing important people senior noun (OLDER) 20, 30, etc. years sb's senior 20, 30, etc. years older than someone: She married a man 20 years her senior. She's my senior by three years (= she is three years older than me). [ C ] US UK senior citizen an old person: Seniors are entitled to a reduction of around 10%. [ C ] US a student in their final year of high school or university Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Describing age & birthdays a ripe old age idiom age group age limit aged be knocking (on) 60, 70, etc. idiom gone junior nonagenarian octogenarian old** on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc. idiom put years on sb idiom ripe spring chicken take years off sb idiom teens this side of sth idiom turn twenty-first *when sb was a (mere) twinkle in their* father's eye idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Students & pupils senioradjective us/ˈsin·jər/ senior adjective (MORE ADVANCED) more advanced, or higher in rank: Senior officials denied that a problem exists. senior adjective (OLDER) older: The senior Griffey played on the same baseball team as his son, Ken Griffey, Jr. senior adjective (OF SCHOOL) [ not gradable ] relating to the fourth and final year of college or high school: Alanna’s in her senior year of high school. seniornoun us/ˈsin·jər/ senior noun (SCHOOL) [ C ] a student in the fourth and final year of a program of study in a college, university, or high school (= a school for students 15 to 18 years old) senior noun (OLDER PERSON) [ U ] a person who is older than another person: She married a man almost 40 years her senior (= almost 40 years older). Senioradjective uk/ˈsiːniər/us/ˈsiːnjər/UK abbreviation Snr, US abbreviation Sr. used after a man's name to refer to the older of two people in the same family who have the same name: John Brown Sr. senioradjective uk/ˈsiːniər/us used to describe someone in a high rank, or in a higher rank in relation to others, in an organization: a senior manager senior government ministers a senior partner senior to sb He's senior to the other members of staff. Compare junior adjective [ before noun ] used to describe loans, bonds, etc. that will be paid back before other loans, etc. if the person borrowing the money gets into financial difficulty: There are $21.25 million senior bonds and $1.5 million subordinate bonds. Compare mezzanine subordinated seniornoun [ C ] uk/ˈsiːniər/us someone in a high rank, or in a higher rank in relation to others, in an organization: You'll need to impress your seniors if you wish to be offered a permanent position. → senior citizen :** Admission: $6 adults; $4 seniors, students and children.
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senioradjective

senior adjective (HIGH RANK)

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Idiom(s)

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senior adjective (MORE ADVANCED)

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senior adjective (OF SCHOOL)

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