brother /ˈbrʌðə/ star5 CET4 TEM4 (brothers)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you. 兄弟

  例：

  Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother.

  噢，这么说你是彼得的弟弟。

• 2.  

  （） → see also half brother, stepbrother
• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） You can describe a man as your brother if he belongs to the same race, religion, country, or profession as you, or if he has similar ideas to you. 弟兄 (用于指同一种族、宗教、国家、职业或有相同思想的人)

  例：

  He told reporters he'd come to be with his Latvian brothers.

  他告诉记者他将和他的拉脱维亚弟兄们在一起。

• 4.  

  N-TITLE/N-COUNT/N-VOC（） N-TITLE/N-COUNT/N-VOCBrother is a title given to a man who belongs to a religious community such as a monastery. 修士

  例：

  ...Brother Otto.

  …奥托修士。

• 5.  

  N-IN-NAMES（名称内的名词） Brothers is used in the names of some companies and stores. 用于公司、商店名

  例：

  ...the film company Warner Brothers.

  华纳兄弟影业公司