新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

senior

英  [ˈsiːnjə]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1级别高的 , 资深的

    The senior people in an organization or profession have the highest and most important jobs.

    双语例句

    例:

    senior officials in the Israeli government.

    以色列政府中的高级官员。

    例:

    the company's senior management.

    该公司的高级管理人员。

    例:

    Television and radio needed many more women in senior jobs.

    电视和广播领域需要更多女性担任高管。

    2职务高于…的 , 资格比…老的

    If someone is senior to you in an organization or profession, they have a higher and more important job than you or they are considered to be superior to you because they have worked there for longer and have more experience.

    双语例句

    例:

    The position had to be filled by an officer senior to Haig.

    这个位置必须由一名职位比黑格高的军官来填补。

    3(体育比赛)成人组的

    If you take part in a sport at senior level, you take part in competitions with adults and people who have reached a high degree of achievement in that sport.

    双语例句

    例:

    This will be his fifth international championship and his third at senior level.

    这将是他的第五个世界冠军,也是他的第三次成人级别比赛的冠军。

    NOUN. 名词
  • seniors

    1[PL 复数] 上级 , 地位较高者

    Your seniors are the people who are senior to you in an organization or profession.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was described by his seniors as a model officer.

    他被上级称为模范军官。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 年长的人

    Senior is used when indicating how much older one person is than another. For example, if someone is ten years your senior, they are ten years older than you.

    双语例句

    例:

    She became involved with a married man many years her senior.

    她与一名比她年长很多的已婚男子坠入情网。