junior

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++junior1 ●●● W3 adjective [only before noun]  1  LOW POSITION OR RANKhaving a low rank in an organization or profession 〔在组织或行业中〕级别低的，职位低的，初级的 OPP senior a junior doctor 初级医生junior to There are several people junior to me (=with a lower rank than me). 有几个人级别比我低。2  relating to sport for young people below a particular age 〔体育运动〕青少年的 the junior football club 青少年足球俱乐部3  British English relating to a school for children below the age of 11 低年级的〔学校里低于 11 岁的学童〕 the junior classrooms 低年级教室4  American English relating to the year before the final year of high school or college 〔高中或四年制大学〕三年级(学生)的 the second semester of my junior year 我三年级的第二个学期 → senior1

Examples from the Corpus

junior• He was also second in the Yorkshire Championships at Harrogate and is currently junior champion of Yorkshire.• At first it feels like high school, then junior high, and finally grade school.• By 1990, District 4 boasted 21 junior high schools, plus six alternative grade schools.• In junior high, she refined them, sent them off to contests, then scribbled more.• At least 20 of the rebel junior officers who staged the uprising surrendered by late afternoon.• The most junior officers wore a red stripe on their sleeves.• a junior partner• He started to learn the bagpipes at the age of nine and won several junior prizes.• She started work as a junior reporter on a local newspaper.• In my junior year a friend, a fledgling pilot, taught me the basics of handling a small plane.junior year• His junior year at Boulder High I went to all his home soccer games.• He did better junior year, despite the fact that he spent nearly all of it arguing with the priests.• When he took the SATs in his junior year, he scored an even 1600.• My junior year, I was one step higher.• Students in the program participate in three progressive summer internships, starting after their junior year in high school.• During the second semester of her junior year, Maggie had what was to prove to be a very positive experience.• I look older than I am, at the butt end of my junior year of high school.• He showed dramatic improvement from his junior year to his senior year.

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junior2 ●○○ noun  1  be two/five/ten etc years somebody’s junior  (also be somebody’s junior by two/five/ten etc years)YOUNG written to be two, five, ten etc years younger than someone 比某人小两岁/五岁/十岁等 She married a man seven years her junior. 她嫁给了一个比她小七岁的男人。2  [countable] a young person who takes part in sport for people below a particular age 青少年运动员 The juniors use the courts on Tuesday night. 青少年运动员在星期二晚上使用这些球场。3  [countable] especially British EnglishLOW POSITION OR RANK someone who has a low rank in an organization or profession 低职位人员 an office junior 办公室低级职员4. [countable] British EnglishSES a child who goes to a junior school 小学生5. [countable] American EnglishSES a student in the year before the final year of high school or college 〔高中或四年制大学的〕三年级学生 → freshman, senior2(1), sophomoren6. → Junior

Examples from the Corpus

junior• Joann was a junior and had a beautiful singing voice.• a junior at NYU• Donna spent spring semester of her junior year in Paris.• He was replaced by a young graduate, 10 years his junior.• More than 30 players, including juniors and novices will be competing.• Sarah is six years my junior.• The good behaviour of our own Club members are still attending with some of the older juniors replacing retiring senior members.• Even if it s one of the juniors pissing around on their computer and modem.• Otton, the junior who shared time with Kyle Wachholtz at quarterback, started and did not relinquish the position.• The other reason she had disappeared with the juniors was that it kept her out of Jack's way.• I find it tough to delegate my work to juniors, to the associates.JuniorAmerican English spoken a name used humorously when speaking to or about a boy or a younger man, especially your son 男孩；年轻男子；〔尤指〕儿子〔幽默用法〕 Where’s Junior? 儿子在哪儿？ → juniorJu·ni·or /ˈdʒuːniə $ -ər/ (written abbreviation Jr. American English, Jnr British English)  used after the name of a man or boy who has the same name as his father 小〔置于与父亲同名的男子或男孩姓名之后〕 John F. Kennedy, Jr. 小约翰·F. 肯尼迪From Longman Business DictionaryJuniorJu‧ni‧or /ˈdʒuːniə-ər/, written abbreviation Jr. American English, Jnr British English used after the name of a man who has the same name as his father, especially in the USJohn J. Wallace Jrjuniorju‧ni‧or1 /ˈdʒuːniə-ər/ adjective1having a low or lower rank in an organization or a professionjunior toBarron had refused to talk to anyone junior to Wickham.Some junior employees might lack the courage to approach the boss.2FINANCE a junior bond, debt etc will be repaid later or have a smaller part repaid than other bonds, debts etc, if the borrower is unable to repay everythingjunior toThe new bonds offered by Trump Plaza Associates were junior to the old ones.senior and junior debt holdersjuniorjunior2 noun [countable] JOBsomeone who has a low rank in an organization or professionThey treated her like a junior. → office juniorOrigin junior1 (1200-1300) Latin “younger”, from juvenis “young”

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Junior
Ju‧ni‧or /ˈdʒuːniə $ -ər/ (written abbreviation Jr. American English, Jnr British English)
used after the name of a man or boy who has the same name as his father:
    John F. Kennedy, Jr.

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junior¹ W3 adjective [only before noun]1. having a low rank in an organization or profession
   OPP  senior:
    a junior doctor
    junior to
    There are several people junior to me (=with a lower rank than me).
2. relating to sport for young people below a particular age:
    the junior football club
3. British English relating to a school for children below the age of 11:
    the junior classrooms
4. American English relating to the year before the final year of high school or college:
    the second semester of my junior year
⇨ senior¹
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ young not old: a young man of about 22 | My dad died when I was young. | There are excellent facilities for young children. | Young people are often unable to get jobs.
   ▪ small/little a small child is very young. Little sounds more informal than small, and is used especially in spoken English: They have two small children. | We used to go camping a lot when the kids were little.
   ▪ teenage [only before noun] between the ages of 13 and 19: a group of teenage boys | They have three teenage children.
   ▪ adolescent especially written at the age when you change from being a child into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems that young people have at this age: Sudden mood changes are common in adolescent girls. | adolescent behaviour
   ▪ juvenile /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl $ -nəl, -naɪl/ [only before noun] formal connected with young people who commit crime: juvenile crime | a special prison for juvenile offenders | juvenile deliquents (=young people who commit crimes)
   ▪ youthful especially written seeming young, or typical of someone who is young – often used about someone who is no longer young: a youthful 55 year old | youthful enthusiasm | Andrew still has a slim youthful look about him. | The photograph showed a youthful, smiling Rose.
   ▪ junior connected with sports played by young people rather than adults: the junior championships | the junior champion

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junior² noun
1. be two/five/ten etc years sb’s junior (also be sb’s junior by two/five/ten etc years) written to be two, five, ten etc years younger than someone:
    She married a man seven years her junior.
2. [countable] a young person who takes part in sport for people below a particular age:
    The juniors use the courts on Tuesday night.
3. [countable] especially British English someone who has a low rank in an organization or profession:
    an office junior
4. [countable] British English a child who goes to a junior school
5. [countable] American English a student in the year before the final year of high school or college ⇨ freshman, senior²(1), sophomore
6. Junior American English spoken a name used humorously when speaking to or about a boy or a younger man, especially your son:
    Where’s Junior?
     

THESAURUS

■ describing someone’s position in an organization
   ▪ senior used about someone who has an important position in an organization. Senior can also be used about someone who has a higher position than you in an organization: a senior executive | She’s a senior partner in a law firm. | She is senior to me.
   ▪ chief [only before noun] used, especially in job titles, about someone who has the most important or one of the most important positions in an organization: Carole is the company’s chief financial officer. | He’s the chief economist at Hangseng Bank.
   ▪ high-ranking [only before noun] used about someone who has a high position in an organization such as the government, the army, or the police: high-ranking government officials | a high-ranking police officer
   ▪ top [only before noun] used about someone who is very good, important, or successful in their job: a top lawyer | He’s one of the President’s top aides. | top diplomats
   ▪ junior used about someone who has a low position in an organization. Junior can also be used about someone who has a lower position than you in an organization: a junior clerk | a junior doctor | His role as naval officer was junior to Nelson.
   ▪ assistant [only before noun] an assistant manager, director, editor etc has a position just below a manager etc: He’s an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard University. | She became assistant director at the Belgrade Theatre.