brother
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbrʌð.ər/ us/ˈbrʌð.ɚ/
A1 兄弟
a man or boy with the same parents as another person
Do you have any brothers and sisters? 你有兄弟姐妹吗？
I have three brothers and a sister. 我有3个兄弟和1个妹妹。
Johnny is my younger/older/big/baby/little brother. 约翰尼是我的弟弟／哥哥／大哥／小弟弟。
My brother lives in Washington. 我哥哥住在华盛顿。
同仁，同志
a man who is a member of the same group as you or who shares an interest with you or has a similar way of thinking to you
[ as form of address ] "Let us unite, brothers and fight this unjust law!" 弟兄们，团结起来，共同抵抗这不公平的法律！
US informal（有时用于黑人男性间的称呼）老弟，老兄
sometimes used by a black man to address or refer to another black man
（同一宗教组织的）男性教友，修士
used as the title of a man, such as a monk, who belongs to a religious organization
Brother Michael and Brother John were deep in conversation. 迈克尔修士和约翰修士进行了深入的交谈。
[ as form of address ] Bless you, Brother. 上帝保佑你，教士。
- More examples
- I did reasonably well at school but nowhere near as well as my sister or brother.
- Paul is very similar in appearance to his brother.
- I had to make a speech at my brother's wedding.
- The brothers set up a clothes retailing business together.
- He's the best looking of the three brothers.
Idiom
I am not my brother's keeperidiom saying 各负其责；我无须为…负责
used as a way of saying that you are not responsible for what someone else does or for what happens to them