1. | 姐;妹a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person |
She's my sister. 她是我姐姐。 | |
an older/younger sister 姐姐;妹妹 | |
a big/little/kid sister 大姐;小妹;年幼的妹妹 | |
We're sisters. 我们是姐妹。 | |
Do you have any brothers or sisters ? 你有兄弟姐妹吗? | |
My best friend has been like a sister to me(= very close) . 我最要好的一个朋友和我亲如姐妹。 |
2. | (称志同道合者)姐妹used for talking to or about other members of a women's organization or other women who have the same ideas, purpose, etc. as yourself |
They supported their sisters in the dispute. 在争论中,她们支持自己的姐妹。 |
3. | 护士长a senior female nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward |
4. | 女教友;(尤指)修女a female member of a religious group, especially a nun |
Sister Mary 修女玛丽 | |
the Sisters of Charity 仁爱修女会 |
5. | (美国大学)女生联谊会会员(in the US) a member of a sorority (= a club for a group of female students at a college or university) |
6. | (informal) (黑人的互相称谓)大姐used by black people as a form of address for a black woman |
7. | 同类型的;同一批的;如同姐妹的a thing that belongs to the same type or group as sth else |
our sister company in Italy 我们在意大利的姊妹公司 | |
a sister ship 同一类型的船 |