eldest

英 [ˈeldɪst]

美 [ˈeldɪst]

adj.  年龄最大的; (后面不紧跟名词，指三个或三个以上的人中)年龄最大的人

最高级：eldest　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 年龄最大的
  oldest
  1. Tom is my eldest son.
     汤姆是我的长子。
• （后面不紧跟名词，指三个或三个以上的人中）年龄最大的人
  used without a noun immediately after it to show who is the oldest of three or more people
  1. the eldest of their three children
     他们的三个子女中最大的那个

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-SUPERL 最年长的;年龄最大的
  Theeldestperson in a group is the one who was born before all the others.
  1. The eldest child was a daughter called Fiona...
     老大是个女孩，名叫菲奥娜。
  2. David was the eldest of three boys...
     戴维是3个男孩中年龄最大的一个。
  3. The two eldest are already doing well at Kings Wood.
     年纪最长的两个现在已经在金斯伍德念书，成绩都不错。

英英释义

noun

• the offspring who came first in the order of birth
  Synonym:firstborn

adj

• first in order of birth
  1. the firstborn child
  Synonym:firstborn

双语例句

• And my sister is the eldest.
  和我的姐姐是老大。
• She's my eldest daughter.
  她是我的大女儿。
• This is the eldest son among three sons.
  这是三个儿子中的长子。
• The burden fell on the eldest son.
  担子落在了长子身上。
• His eldest son died last year.
  最大的儿子去年去世了。
• Tom is the eldest of the family.
  汤姆是家里年龄最大的。
• I am the eldest son all brothers.
  我是兄弟中最大的的儿子。
• This is my eldest son ( daughter).
  这是我的大儿子（女）。
• Their eldest girl is getting married on saturday.
  他们的长女星期六就要结婚。
• The eldest girl, until now, had attempted to appear as unconscious and unaffected as possible.
  年龄最大的女孩一直竭力装作毫不在意、自自然然的样子。