新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

brotherhood

英  [ˈbrʌðəhʊd]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • brotherhoods

    1[U 不可数名词] 兄弟情谊 , 手足情谊

    Brotherhood is the affection and loyalty that you feel for people who you have something in common with.

    双语例句

    例:

    People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of brotherhood.

    人们把花扔进两国之间的河里,以此作为兄弟情谊的象征性的行为。

    2[C 可数名词] 兄弟会 , 同业会

    A brotherhood is an organization whose members all have the same political aims and beliefs or the same job or profession.

    双语例句

    例:

    the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

    机车工程师同业会。