Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1203
senior
年长的；年龄较大的
Older; of greater age.
- 1.
Older.
年长的。
- 2.
Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
等级、地位或职位较高的；上级的。
- 3.
Synonym of elder.
elder 的同义词。
- 4.
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
年长的；职位更高的；任期或服务时间更长的
级别（或地位）更高的；资深的；任职（或服务）时间更长的；年长的。；等级、地位或职位较高的；上级的。；elder 的同义词。；年长的；职位更高的；任期或服务时间更长的
In use
My senior colleague has been with the company for over twenty years.
She is two years senior to me, so she will graduate earlier.
The senior manager approved the budget proposal yesterday.
senior officer
be senior to [person]
也可表示级别更高，如：He is senior to me in the company。
She is senior to me by two years.
她比我年长两岁。
be senior in [field/organization]
He is senior in the department.
他在部门里资历较深。
senior [noun]
常用于职位或学位，如senior citizen（老年人）。
Connections
Collocations
- senior citizen
- 老年人；年长公民
- The bus gives a discount to senior citizens.公交为老年人提供折扣。
- senior manager
- 高级经理；资深经理
- She was promoted to senior manager last year.她去年晋升为高级经理。
- senior official
- 高级官员；资深官员
- Several senior officials attended the meeting.几位高级官员出席了会议。
- senior executive
- 高级管理人员；高管
- He is a senior executive at a tech company.他是一家科技公司的高级管理人员。
- senior staff
- 高级职员；资深员工
- The senior staff will meet to discuss the budget.高级职员将开会讨论预算。
- senior member
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：senior 开头 sen 像‘森’，古老森林历经岁月，是树中前辈——年长、资深、地位高。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：comparing ages、workplace hierarchy、school year、length of service senior 作形容词时通常属中性用法，多用于年龄比较、职场职位等级、学校年级或任职资历等场景；正式场合和日常交流中都常见，语气不算口语化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these rhymes with senior. They all end in -ior in spelling, so they are useful lookalikes, but they differ in sound: senior is /ˈsiːnjər/, junior /ˈdʒuːnjər/, superior /sʊˈpɪriər/, inferior /ɪnˈfɪriər/, warrior /ˈwɔriər/, behavior /bɪˈheɪvjər/, savior /ˈseɪvjər/. Only behavior and savior end in the same unstressed /jər/ as senior, but their stressed vowels and stress patterns are different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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