broth‧er 1 S1 W1 / brʌðə $ -ər / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a male who has the same parents as you → sister :

I have two brothers, William and Mark.

elder/older/younger etc brother

My younger brother is a doctor.

little/kid brother (= younger brother )

I have to take my little brother to school.

My big brother (= older brother ) has always looked after me.

my twin brother

2 spoken informal a word meaning a black man, used especially by other black men

3 a male member of a group with the same interests, religion, profession etc as you

4 ( 复数形式 brothers or brethren ) a male member of a religious group, especially a monk :

Brother Justin

5 American English a member of a fraternity (= a club of male university students )

6 brothers in arms literary soldiers who have fought together in a war

→ big brother , blood brother , half brother , stepbrother

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + brother

an older/elder brother I have two older brothers.

a big brother (= older brother - used especially by or to children ) Jake was my big brother and I admired him.

a younger brother Do you have any younger brothers?

a little brother ( also a kid brother American English ) (= younger brother ) My kid brother was always annoying me.

a baby brother (= brother who is still a baby ) Mum let me hold my new baby brother.

a twin brother Luke and his twin brother Sam went everywhere together.

a half-brother (= brother with only one parent the same as yours ) I never really liked my half-brother.

a step-brother (= the son of your stepfather or stepmother ) His dad’s new wife brought him two step-brothers.