elder
noun[C]
uk/ˈel.dər/us/ˈel.dɚ/eldernoun[C](PERSON)
C2
anolderperson,especiallyone with arespectedpositioninsociety:
（尤指在社会上地位高、受人尊敬的）长者，长辈，老年人You shouldlistento theadviceofyourelders.你应该听长辈的建议。
Theyconsultedthevillageelders.他们向村里的长辈们咨询了意见。
formalShe ismyelderbythreeyears(= threeyearsolderthan I am).她比我年长3岁。
anofficialof areligiousgroup:
（教会中的）长老achurchelder教会长老
The elderly
- a ripe old ageidiom
- age
- aged
- ageism
- ageist
- agism
- crock
- geriatric
- geriatrics
- gerontology
- infirmity
- nonagenarian
- OAP
- pension fund
- pensioner
- rest home
- senility
- the gray dollar
- the grey market
- the grey pound
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Religious leaders & officials
eldernoun[C](PLANT)
(alsoelder tree)
asmalltreeorbushon whichelderflowersandelderberriesgrow:
Thesweetlyscented, creamy-whiteflowersof the elderappearinabundanceat thebeginningofsummer.
Hawthorn and blackthornbudsareburstingand eldertreesare coming intoleaf.
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- Gargle with astrongteamade fromsageleavesand elderblossoms.
- Birds called from a blossom-filled eldertree.
- Thenext-doorgardencontainedan eldertreeand aforsythia.
Fruit Trees
- amla
- aronia
- banyan
- Brazilian paw paw
- cacao
- elderberry
- elderflower
- feijoa
- finger lime
- graviola
- litchi
- longan
- loquat
- lychee
- medlar
- rambutan
- soursop
- sugar apple
- sweetsop
- tamarind
elder
adjective
uk/ˈel.dər/us/ˈel.dɚ/elder sister/brother/son/daughter
B1
asister/brother/son/daughterwho isolderthan the other sister(s), brother(s), etc.:
姐姐／ 哥哥／ 大儿子／ 大女儿Herparentsand eldersisterstayedbehind in Poland when she came toAmerica.
the elder
B2
theolderpersonof twopeople:
（两人中的）年长者Of the twobrothersHarvey is the elder.两兄弟中哈维是哥哥。
He was the elder by fiveyears.
used after someone'snameto show that they are theolderof twopeoplewho have the samename,especiallyafatherandson:
（用于人名后表示两个同名者、尤指两父子中的父亲）大，老William Pitt the elder老威廉‧皮特
Describing age & birthdays
- age
- age group
- age limit
- aged
- babyboomer
- gone
- junior
- millennial
- nonagenarian
- octogenarian
- old
- on the right/wrong side of40, 50, etc.idiom
- ripe
- senior
- something
- spring chicken
- take years offsomeoneidiom
- teens
- this side ofsomethingidiom
- twenty-first
Grammar
Either…or…
Either… or… connects two choices:…