brothers

英 [ˈbrʌðəz]

美 [ˈbrʌðərz]

n.  (称呼教友或男修会等的成员)弟兄们; 同一组织等的成员; 同道; 同人
brethren的复数; brother的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

The old-fashioned form brethren is still sometimes used as the plural for meanings 2 and 3. brethren为旧时写法，有时仍用作义项2和3的复数。


• See also:Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother...Have you got any brothers and sisters?half-brotherstepbrother
• N-COUNT 兄弟；同胞；教友；国人；同行；同志
  You can describe a man as yourbrotherif he belongs to the same race, religion, country, profession, or trade union as you, or if he has similar ideas to you.
  1. He told reporters he'd come to be with his Latvian brothers.
     他告诉记者他是来支持拉脱维亚同胞的。
  2. ...the Cardinal and his brother bishops.
     红衣主教和他的主教们
• N-TITLE; N-COUNT; N-VOC 教徒，修士，僧侣（用于头衔）
  Brotheris a title given to a man who belongs to a religious community such as a monastery.
  1. ...Brother Otto.
     奥托修士
  2. ...the Christian Brothers community which owns the castle.
     拥有这座城堡的公教弟兄会
• N-IN-NAMES （用于某些公司或商店的名称中）
  Brothersis used in the names of some companies and shops.
  1. ...the film company Warner Brothers...
     华纳兄弟电影公司
  2. I went to Brooks Brothers and bought myself a decent shirt.
     我去布鲁克斯兄弟专卖店给自己买了一件体面的衬衫。

Note that there is no common English word that can refer to both a brother and a sister. You simply have to use both words.She has 13 brothers and sisters.The wordsiblingcan be used, but it is very formal.
注意英语常用词汇中没有一个同时表示“兄弟姐妹”的词，要表示这一概念，只能brother和sister两个词一起用：She has 13 brothers and sisters（她有13个兄弟姐妹）。用sibling这个词可以表示此意，但非常正式。

双语例句

• She was quick to put his mind at rest. 'Mrs Barrett will be delighted to have your brothers back,' she said
  她很快就让他放心了。“巴雷特太太会很高兴让你的兄弟们回来的，”她说道。
• How many brothers and sisters do you have?
  你们姐妹几个？
• Quarrelling brothers could only play into the hands of outsiders.
  兄弟阋墙，只能为他人所趁。
• He told reporters he'd come to be with his Latvian brothers.
  他告诉记者他是来支持拉脱维亚同胞的。
• He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers
  他决心超越几个哥哥的成就。
• Her father and her brothers would die of shame
  她父亲和她的兄弟们会羞愧死。
• All men on earth are human brothers.
  四海之内皆兄弟。
• He would monopolize her totally, to the exclusion of her brothers and sisters.
  他会完全占据她的时间，一点儿都不留给她的兄弟姐妹们。
• He's the shortest of four brothers.
  他是四兄弟中个子最矮的。
• The twin brothers are as like as two peas.
  那两个兄弟毫无二致。