sister
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsɪs.tər/ us/ˈsɪs.tɚ/
A1 姐姐，妹妹
a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person
Sophie and Emily are sisters. 索菲和埃米莉是姐妹。
Emily is Sophie's younger/little/older/big sister. 埃米莉是索菲的妹妹／姐姐。
像姐妹一样的人
a girl or woman who treats you in the kind way that a sister would
Lynn's such a good friend - she's like a sister to me. 琳恩真是一个好朋友——她就像我的姐妹一样。
（尤指在改善妇女权利方面）志同道合的姐妹
a woman who shares an interest with you, especially that of improving women's rights
[ as form of address ] "We must continue the fight, sisters!" “我们必须继续战斗，姐妹们！”
US old-fashioned informal（用于称呼妇女）
used to address a woman
[ as form of address ] OK, sister, move it! 好了，大姐，赶紧吧！
修女，尼姑
a female member of a religious group, especially a nun
Sister Bernadette 贝内迪特修女
[ as form of address ] God bless you, Sister. 上帝保佑你，修女。
UK护士长
a female nurse who is in charge of a department of a hospital
The sister told us that visiting hours were over. 护士长告诉我探病时间已过。
[ as form of address ] Excuse me, Sister, could I have some water? 对不起，护士长，能不能给我些水喝？
Compare: charge nurse
- More examples
- While I struggled, my sister coasted through school with top grades.
- You're confusing me with my sister, - she's the one studying drama.
- I do like her - after all, she is my sister.
- Not content with having upset my parents, he then insulted my sister!
- I've got a family crisis on my hands - my 16-year-old sister is pregnant.
Idiom
sister under the skinidiom UK 女权同胞（支持妇女运动改善妇女权益的男人）
a man who supports women's action to improve their rights
John is a true sister under the skin. 约翰是一个真正的女权同胞。
sister
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈsɪs.tər/ us/ˈsɪs.tɚ/
如同姐妹的;同类型的
belonging to a pair or group of similar and related things, such as businesses, usually owned or operated by the same person or organization
our sister company in Australia 我们在澳大利亚的姊妹公司
the US battleship Missouri and her sister ship, the Wisconsin 美国战列舰密苏里号及其姊妹舰威斯康星号