Word · Frequency #1203
seniors
年长者；长辈；前辈
seniors is the plural of senior.
核心释义
a person who is older than another, especially one deserving respect for age
- 1.
(与所有格连用)比他人年长的人。
Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
- 2.
即将毕业的本科生
an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
- 3.
因年长而被视为值得尊敬或崇敬的人。
Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
- 4.
比你年长的人
a person who is older than you are
- 5.
地位、尊严或职位较高的人。
Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
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。
用法In use
The seniors at the community center organized a book club.
用法提示：此处senior作为名词，指年长者，即老年人。
As a senior in the company, he mentors new employees.
用法提示：此处senior作为名词，指资历深的人，即资深员工。
My grandmother is a senior who still enjoys gardening every day.
用法提示：此处senior作为名词，指年长者，即老年人。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending '-ior' but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds; none rhyme with senior.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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