brotherhood

英 [ˈbrʌðəhʊd]

美 [ˈbrʌðərhʊd]

n.  友谊与谅解; 手足情谊; 宗教(或政治等)组织; 兄弟关系

复数：brotherhoods　

高考TEM4TEM8

BNC.11836 / COCA.13702

牛津词典

noun

• 友谊与谅解；手足情谊
  friendship and understanding between people
  1. to live in peace and brotherhood
     生活在和平互爱中
• 宗教（或政治等）组织
  an organization formed for a particular purpose, especially a religious society or political organization
• 兄弟关系
  the relationship of brothers
  1. the ties of brotherhood
     兄弟情义

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 兄弟情谊；手足之情
  Brotherhoodis the affection and loyalty that you feel for people who you have something in common with.
  1. People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of brotherhood...
     人们把鲜花投进两国的界河里，以象征两国人民的兄弟情谊常在。
  2. He believed in socialism and the brotherhood of man.
     他信仰社会主义，相信人与人之间有手足般的情谊。
• N-COUNT 兄弟会，同志会，同业工会（成员具有共同的政见、信仰或相同的职业）
  Abrotherhoodis an organization whose members all have the same political aims and beliefs or the same job or profession.
  1. ...the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
     机车工程师同业行会
  2. ...a secret international brotherhood.
     秘密的国际兄弟会

英英释义

noun

• the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
• people engaged in a particular occupation
  1. the medical fraternity
  Synonym:fraternitysodality
• an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
  1. you have to join the union in order to get a job
  Synonym:unionlabor uniontrade uniontrades union
• the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

双语例句

• Some have voiced concern about the role the Muslim Brotherhood would play.
  对于穆斯林兄弟会（muslimbrotherhood）将扮演的角色，有些人表示了担忧。
• For Carlos Santana, it is a constant celebration of the human spirit and universal brotherhood shared by all.
  对卡洛斯·桑塔纳来说，这是对大家所共享的人文和博爱精神的盛赞。
• His brotherhood meant so much to me in the time of hardship.
  在艰难岁月中，他的兄弟情谊对我而言意义非凡。
• The brotherhood had found their hero.
  但兄弟会却找到了他们的英雄。
• The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave.
  兄弟之情会延续一辈子。
• The main opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood, lost all its seats in Parliament in the general election.
  主要的反对党穆斯林兄弟会在大选中丢掉了所有国会议席。
• Red symbolises universal brotherhood and equality of man, while white signifies pervading and everlasting purity and virtue.
  红色象征共同的兄弟情谊和人类平等，而白色象征广泛、永恒的纯洁和美德。
• People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of brotherhood
  人们把鲜花投进两国的界河里，以象征两国人民的兄弟情谊常在。
• Our world today is in need of peace, tolerance and brotherhood.
  今天是我们的世界需要和平、宽容和兄弟的情谊。
• Here they allegedly established a library and school known as The Great White Brotherhood.
  依其申述，他们在这里制定了图书馆和学校，被认为是伟大的白人兄弟。