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　　sibling

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　　常见释义：

　　n.兄弟姐妹

　　1、A street that I was never allowed to cross unless accompanied by an adult, or at the very least, an older

　　sibling

　　.───除非有大人或至少一个哥哥或姐姐陪着，我从未被允许穿过那条街。

　　2、The

　　sibling

　　sets got to meet at the Teen Choice Awards, where mum Victoria revealed that her boys are huge fans of the Jonas Brothers.───这两家兄弟是在青少年选择颁奖礼上碰到的，那是当妈的维多利亚披露说她那几个儿子是乔纳斯兄弟的忠实粉丝。

　　3、If youve got a favor to ask of a

　　sibling

　　or neighbor, heres a tip: Put a little sugar on it.───桔解：如果你对一个手足或邻居有所求，你要做的就是施放一点香甜。

　　4、The remaining 22% lived in the home of another family member (such as a grandparent, in-law or

　　sibling

　　), a non-relative, or in group quarters like college dormitories.───剩下的22%住在另一个家庭成员家里（如祖父母、姻亲或兄弟姐妹），非亲属成员家里，或是像大学宿舍一样的集体宿舍。

　　5、These

　　sibling

　　relationships have turned out to be even stronger than I expected, with Tom and Mia adoring their older brother and sisters.───陪伴着Tony和Mia的这些兄妹关系已经显得比我预期的更为强大。

　　6、Neither of them knew they had a

　　sibling

　　.───他们彼此都不知道对方的存在。

　　7、A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort of parenting than a younger

　　sibling

　　.───一个冷静、循规蹈矩的孩子对不同类型的养育方式的反应可能比弟弟妹妹更好。

　　8、The cub, who was just a few months old, even tried to scramble up again but was thwarted by his victorious

　　sibling

　　.───只有几个月大的小熊仔还想再爬上去搏斗一番，无奈，刚取胜的熊兄弟没给它这个机会。

　　9、The two have known each for a decade, essentially growing up together and forming something of a

　　sibling

　　relationship.───这俩孩子认识已经有十年之久，真的是青梅竹马一起长大，已经情同兄妹般友爱。

　　1、overshadowing a sibling───使兄弟姐妹黯然失色

　　2、agnate sibling───同族同胞

　　Sibling n. 兄弟姊妹；民族成员

　　Brother n. 兄弟；同事；战友

　　sibling 所指对象为自己的兄弟姐妹，可以是男性也可以是女性，通常是对自己有血缘关系的兄弟姐妹的称呼。

　　Brother 所指对象为自己的哥哥或者弟弟，只能为男性。且Brother在表达上不单单指代自己的兄弟，在口语表达中通常也可以是对和自己关系亲密而无血缘关系的人的称呼。