Word · Frequency #1203
seniors
年长者；长辈；前辈
seniors is the plural of senior.
a person who is older than another, especially one deserving respect for age
- 1.
Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
(与所有格连用)比他人年长的人。
- 2.
an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
即将毕业的本科生
- 3.
Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
因年长而被视为值得尊敬或崇敬的人。
- 4.
a person who is older than you are
比你年长的人
- 5.
Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
地位、尊严或职位较高的人。
毕业班学生；高年级学生；上级；资历较深者；(与所有格连用)比他人年长的人。；即将毕业的本科生；因年长而被视为值得尊敬或崇敬的人。
In use
The seniors at the community center organized a book club.
As a senior in the company, he mentors new employees.
My grandmother is a senior who still enjoys gardening every day.
a senior in something
表示某机构或领域中的资深成员。
He is a senior in the marketing department.
他是市场部的一名资深员工。
the senior of something
指某一群体中资历最深的人。
She is the senior of the research team.
她是研究团队中资历最深的人。
seniors in something
复数形式泛指多名资深者。
Seniors in the company have more privileges.
Connections
Collocations
- senior citizen
- 年长公民
- My grandmother is a senior citizen.我的祖母是一位年长公民。
- high school senior
- 高中毕业班学生
- She is a high school senior.她是一名高中毕业班学生。
- college senior
- 大学四年级学生
- He is a college senior majoring in biology.他是一名生物专业的大学四年级学生。
- senior moment
- 一时健忘（常指年长者）
- I'm having a senior moment; I forgot my keys.我一时健忘，忘了钥匙。
- senior discount
- 老年人优惠
- The store offers a senior discount every Tuesday.这家商店每周二提供老年人优惠。
- senior center
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Senior音似'西尼尔'，想象一位穿西装的年长贵人，记住senior指年长者或资深者。
Context & Register
作名词表示'年长者'时，语境中性，多用于日常或正式场合，如家中或社会对老年人的称呼。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending '-ior' but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds; none rhyme with senior.
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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