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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。
年长的；年龄较大的
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年长的；年龄较大的
Older; of greater age.
She is senior to me by two years.
她比我年长两岁。
年长的。
Older.
等级、地位或职位较高的；上级的。
Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
elder 的同义词。
Synonym of elder.
年长的；职位更高的；任期或服务时间更长的
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
My senior colleague has been with the company for over twenty years.
我的资深同事在这家公司工作超过二十年了。
AI contextual example
She is two years senior to me, so she will graduate earlier.
她比我大两岁，所以她会更早毕业。
AI contextual example
The senior manager approved the budget proposal yesterday.
高级经理昨天批准了预算提案。
AI contextual example
senior officer
高级军官。
WordNet
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。
He is senior in the department.
他在部门里资历较深。
常用于职位或学位，如senior citizen（老年人）。
She is a senior manager.
她是一位高级经理。
Not this
He is senior than me.
Use this
He is senior to me.
表示“比……年长/级别高”时，senior 后应接介词 to，而非 than。错误句受中文“比”的影响，直接套用了比较级结构。
Not this
She is more senior than him.
Use this
She is senior to him.
senior 本身已含比较意义，无需再加 more。错误句是受规则形容词比较级加 more 的规则影响，应直接使用 senior to 结构。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
资深成员
He is a senior member of the club.
他是俱乐部的资深成员。
老年人的一时健忘（幽默用词）
I had a senior moment and couldn't remember my own phone number.
我一时健忘，连自己的电话号码都想不起来了。
老年人；长者
The theater offers reduced tickets for senior citizens.
这家剧院为老年人提供优惠票价。
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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。
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。
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.
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