Eldest
['eldɪst] or ['ɛldɪst]
解释:
(a.) Oldest; longest in duration.
(a.) Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder.
校对:佩里
同义词及近义词:
a. Oldest.
安布尔手打
例句:
- Of the two sons, the eldest, Arthur, inherited the title and estates. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Her eldest was a boy of ten years old, a fine spirited fellow, who longed to be out in the world; but what could she do? 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- Fred, as the eldest twin, will have the estate, I suppose, and such a splendid one it is! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- She had felt an early presentiment that she _should_ like the eldest best. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- Mrs. Welland came first, on the arm of her eldest son. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- Ever since my eldest brother left our cottage to enlist into the army. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- I worship the eldest Miss Larkins. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- The eldest of these men had a stern, savage, and wild aspect. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- My eldest brother had but one child, which was married to one Mr. Fisher, at Wallingborough, in Northamptonshire. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- My eldest daughter and my son, Mr Clennam. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- Was not she like a daughter, his eldest daughter? 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- If that dark-visaged eldest boy could look more malicious than he had already looked, this was the time when he did it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- There was great trouble before it could be made known to Mrs. Gradgrind that her eldest child was there. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- Between the two eldest and herself especially, there subsisted a particular regard. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- These are done by my eldest sister, said he; and you, as a man of taste, will, I dare say, be pleased with them. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
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