1.[obn]年纪较长的older
my elder brother我的哥哥
his elder sister他的姐姐
2.（后面不紧跟名词，指两者中的）较年长者used without a noun immediately after it to show who is the older of two people
the elder of their two sons他们的两个儿子中年纪较大的那个
3.（用于人名前或后，指同名的两个人中）年龄较大的一个used before or after sb's name to show that they are the older of two people who have the same name
the elder Pitt老皮特
Pitt the elder老皮特
1.[pl]长者；长辈；元老people of greater age, experience and authority
Children have no respect for their elders nowadays.现今的孩子对长辈一点儿也不尊敬。
the village elders(= the old and respected people of the village)村里德高望重的长辈
2.[sing]比…年长的人a person older than me, etc.
He is her elder by several years.他比她年长几岁。
3.[c]（某些基督教会中的）长老an official in some Christian churches
4.[c]接骨木a small tree with white flowers with a sweet smell (elderflowers ) and bunches of small black berries (elderberries )
In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius .
在给塔希托的两封信中，老普林尼的侄子写了有关威苏威火山大喷发的唯一的证言。
The younger sister also remembered his brother's trousers after she got home from the cinema, so she did as her mother and elder did.
排第二的姐姐从电影院回家后也记得弟弟的裤子。于是她也和她的母亲和姐姐一样，改动了裤子。
Jing elder brother, listen to your song 'absence' think your voice gives me a good sense of tranquility!
靖哥哥、听着你的歌‘缺席’觉得你的声音带给我一种好宁静的感觉！
Love realizing how much he owed the elder and asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me? "
爱突然意识到它亏欠老人的救助，它问知识，“谁救了我？”
She used to ask her elder sister for help whenever she was in trouble.
过去一遇到问题，她就会去找她姐姐帮忙。
When they arrived on land, the elder went on his way. Love realized how much she owed the elder.
当他们抵达大陆时，老人开始了自己的旅途。爱这才意识到她欠了老人那么多。
After losing office he retired, but continued to be viewed as a distinguished elder statesman.
福特在竞选失败后退休，但他仍然作为一位资深政治家活跃在人们的视线里。
To some extent, the elder might have saved one's life while this guy trying to go through the red light, for he might be hit by other cars.
或许就因为老人的一块砖还救了闯红灯者的一条命呢，因为说不定他闯过去的下一秒就会被其他车撞。
When they arrived at the dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, love asked knowledge, another elder.
等他们到了陆地之后，长者独自离开了。爱突然意识到这位长者无私的救助，于是问另一个长者——知识。
The elder twin, who had the advantage of good looks and a striking personality, decided that he would take up the stage as a career.
年长的双胞胎，他们有优势的漂亮的容貌和一个显著的个性，决定他将接手这一阶段的一种职业。
It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going.
爱太高兴了，甚至忘了问他们即将去何方。
Others felt that the Olympic champion from Cuba might be able to outbox and outsmart the elder Klitschko brother.
有人觉得古巴的奥运会冠军可能爆冷，击败大克里琴科。
Mumpy had taken elder sister Monica, a Class VIII student, into confidence and had urged her to commit suicide as well for the "cause" .
蒙佩还曾悄悄地把她的姐姐——八年级学生莫妮卡拉到一旁，要求姐姐也为这个“计划”一起自杀。
Since we began to visit them once a week, these elder men no long feel lonely.
自从我们一星期去看他们一次，这些老人一点也不觉得孤独了。
We held a week of a debate, the topic is "the main responsibility is to the elder generation gap, or junior" is our responsibility.
大致内容是：上周我们系内举行了一场辩论赛丶题目是“代沟的主要责任在于长辈还是晚辈”我们是反方。
'I've developed a huge respect and affection for the people there. It's a real honour to be an elder, ' he said.
他说：“我已经在那里得到足够的尊重和爱戴，在那里作为长者真是我的荣誉。”
On such an occasion at the Glovers', the elder Miss Hancock turned to Edward and remarked upon his wife's admirable playing.
在格洛家里，每逢这种场合，两位汉考克小姐中年纪较大的那位便转向爱德华，评论他妻子的精彩弹奏。
Once I go to the fish of garden pond with elder brother, the result fish has no how much, pour a net many shrimps.
一次我和哥哥去池塘的鱼，结果鱼没有多少，倒网了不少的虾。
Elder brother, and is about to be mid-term to test for a week.
哥，还有一个星期可就要期中考了。
The Chief Elder looked at Jonas with a question in her eyes. The audience watched him, too. They were silent.
首席长老看著乔纳斯带著询问的目光。观众们也都看著他。他们都静了下来。
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