senior
adjective uk/ˈsiː.ni.ər/ us/ˈsiː.njɚ/
(HIGH RANK)
B2 级别高的
high or higher in rank
senior management 高级管理层
a senior government minister 政府高级部长
She's senior to me, so I have to do what she tells me. 她是我的上级，所以我得听她的。
Compare: junior adjective (LOW RANK)
比其他成员年长的;比其他成员更有经验的
older and more experienced than the other members of a team
The Dragons head coach praised his senior players in the 23-16 win. 龙队主教练称赞队里老队员在这场23比16的胜仗中的表现。
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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.
(OLDER)
B2 [ before noun ]年龄大一些的
older
The more senior students are given some extra responsibilities. 年纪大一些的学生负起了更多的责任。
Compare: junior noun (YOUNGER)
(UK written abbreviation Snr); (US written abbreviation Sr.)（置于姓名后，表示同一家人中同名的两人中的年长者）老，大
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? 喂，请问老肯‧格里菲在吗？
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- This is the common room for senior pupils at the school.
- I'm hoping to speak to Al Jackson, senior.
Idiom
have a senior momentidiom informal（就像老年人那样）忘记（某事）
to forget something in a way that is thought to be typical of people who are old
senior
noun uk/ˈsiː.ni.ər/ us/ˈsiː.njɚ/
(HIGH RANK)
[ C ]上级;上司
someone who is high or higher in rank
It's important to impress your seniors if you want to be promoted. 如果你想得到晋升，给你的上级留下好印象很重要。
(OLDER)
20, 30, etc. years someone's senior 比…年长20／30岁等的
20, 30, etc. years older than someone
She married a man 20 years her senior. 她嫁给了一个比她年长20岁的男人。
She's my senior by three years (= she is three years older than me). 她比我大3岁。
[ C ] US (UK senior citizen)年纪大的人
an old person
Seniors are entitled to a reduction of around 10%. 年迈人士可获10%降价优惠。
[ C ] US（中学或大学的）毕业班学生
a student in their final year of high school or university