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　

Collins.1 / BNC.5582 / COCA.9528

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

• My eldest sister is very dear to me.
  我和大姐最亲。
• Eldest children are the only ones to have experienced the undivided attention of their parents
  只有老大得到过父母一心一意的照顾。
• David was the eldest of three boys
  戴维是3个男孩中年龄最大的一个。
• The eldest son: Oh, then I will have five little brothers!
  大儿子：哦，那我将要有五个弟弟了！
• The fox eldest brother you do not eat me, eat me how do you go up?
  狐狸大哥你别吃我，吃了我你怎么上去？
• The eldest child was a daughter called Fiona
  老大是个女孩，名叫菲奥娜。
• Their eldest girl is getting married on saturday.
  他们的长女星期六就要结婚。
• Both she and my eldest sister are sick.
  二姐和大姐都病了。
• And my sister is the eldest.
  和我的姐姐是老大。
• His eldest son Joseph carried on his father's traditions
  他的长子约瑟夫继承了乃父的传统。