sister
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sis·ter /ˈsɪstə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1 SSFFAMILYa girl or woman who has the same parents as you 姐姐；妹妹 → brother, half-sister, step-sister Janet and Abby are sisters. 珍妮特和阿比是两姐妹。 He has two sisters and a brother. 他有两个姊妹和一个弟弟。older/big sister My older sister is a nurse. 我姐姐是护士。younger/little sister Where’s your little sister? 你的小妹妹在哪里？ She’s my twin sister. 她是我的孪生妹妹。2 sister paper/publication/company etc CONNECTED WITHa newspaper etc that belongs to the same group or organization 姊妹报/出版物/公司等 the Daily Post’s sister paper, the Liverpool Echo 《每日邮报》的姊妹报纸《利物浦回声报》3 (also Sister)RRC a nun 修女 Good morning, Sister Mary. 早上好，玛丽修女。4 British English (also Sister)MN a nurse in charge of a hospital ward 护士长 the ward sister 病房护士长 I’m feeling a bit better today, Sister. 我今天感觉好些了，护士长。5 SSFRIENDLYa word used by women to talk about other women and to show that they have feelings of friendship and support towards them 姊妹，姐妹〔妇女对其他妇女表示友好和支持时的用语〕 We appeal to our sisters all over the world to stand by us. 我们呼吁全世界的姊妹们支持我们。6. American English spokenTALK TO somebodyWOMAN a way of talking to or about an African-American woman, used especially by African Americans 大姐，小妹，小姐〔尤指非裔美国人对非裔美国女子的直接或间接称呼〕n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesan older sister (also an elder sister especially British English)He had two older sisters, Karen and Jacqueline.a big sister (=an older sister)She misses her big sister dreadfully.a younger sisterMary showed a lot of aggressive behaviour towards her younger sister.a little/kid sister (=a younger sister)She was very fond of her little sister.a baby sister (=a sister who is still a baby)He wanted a baby sister.a twin sisterHe is devoted to his twin sister.a half-sister (=a sister with only one parent the same as yours)She doesn't see her half-sister very often.
Examples from the Corpus
sister• Sister Mary Margaret• I thought she would be sympathetic because she's a sister.• They assist their parents in feeding their new younger brothers and sisters and in defending them from predators such as snakes.• She was drinking coffee, and her sister asked if Bernstein would like some.• She and her sister Pam were both Miss West Virginia.• Penelope, standing behind her sister, wished that a more exciting hotel would have been chosen.• They married in 1910 and she came to live at West park, where Father was farming with his sister, Hannah.• Its sister mission in Tumacacori was built of adobe and has crumbled under the weight of the years.• We have to support our sisters in southern Africa.• There are secret pains between the two sisters, but the movie never illuminates their problems.• I've a lot of respect for your sister.twin sister• I had a twin sister I might never have known about.• You - both of you - must have know that a twin sister could be the saving of her life!• Mr Goldring said that after Becky died her twin sister Katie was brought into the hospital purely for observation.• Muhammad Reza was timid, even gentle and self-questioning, quite unlike his twin sister, Ashraf.• Sheer panic: Accused describes the barn fire that killed twin sisters.• My twin sister is a nurse and I suppose all the blood and thunder of things took me a different way.• How, then, do we explore the geology of our twin sister planet?• Maryellen is the twin sister of a woman Manny had gone out with over ten years ago in New York.ward sister• The amount of time spent by ward sisters on teaching varies considerably.• She had the right academic approach to nursing to make a first-class tutor, but not ward sister.• Indeed, in some hospitals, joint appointments of ward sister and teacher have been introduced.• It might have been the ward sister or the staff nurse.• I eventually tracked down the ward sister, who was wrestling with an intravenous drip that had collapsed.• Philip stood helplessly while she talked to the ward sister and exerted her considerable authority to get the doctor called immediately.• The ward sister and trained staff on the other hand may have forgotten the small incidents which cause anxiety in the learner.• The ward sister has up-to-date information, for example, the social worker's reports or changes in treatment.Origin sister Old English sweostorsis·ter noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
the woman a who same as has parents or girl Corpus
sister
sis‧ter S1 W1 /ˈsɪstə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
Janet and Abby are sisters.
He has two sisters and a brother.
older/big sister
My older sister is a nurse.
younger/little sister
Where’s your little sister?
She’s my twin sister.
2. sister paper/publication/company etc a newspaper etc that belongs to the same group or organization:
the Daily Post’s sister paper, the Liverpool Echo
3. (also Sister) a nun:
Good morning, Sister Mary.
4. British English (also Sister) a nurse in charge of a hospital ward:
the ward sister
I’m feeling a bit better today, Sister.
5. a word used by women to talk about other women and to show that they have feelings of friendship and support towards them:
We appeal to our sisters all over the world to stand by us.
6. American English spoken a way of talking to or about an African-American woman, used especially by African Americans
■ adjectives
▪an older sister (also an elder sister especially British English) He had two older sisters, Karen and Jacqueline.
▪a big sister (=an older sister) She misses her big sister dreadfully.
▪a younger sister Mary showed a lot of aggressive behaviour towards her younger sister.
▪a little/kid sister (=a younger sister) She was very fond of her little sister.
▪a baby sister (=a sister who is still a baby) He wanted a baby sister.
▪a twin sister He is devoted to his twin sister.
▪a half-sister (=a sister with only one parent the same as yours) She doesn't see her half-sister very often.
sis‧ter S1 W1 /ˈsɪstə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: sweostor
1. a girl or woman who has the same parents as you ⇨ brother, half-sister, step-sister:Origin: sweostor
older/big sister
younger/little sister
2. sister paper/publication/company etc a newspaper etc that belongs to the same group or organization:
3. (also Sister) a nun:
4. British English (also Sister) a nurse in charge of a hospital ward:
5. a word used by women to talk about other women and to show that they have feelings of friendship and support towards them:
6. American English spoken a way of talking to or about an African-American woman, used especially by African Americans
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