1. 年长的　older
2. 资深的；地位高的　having been in a job, etc. longer; of high or higher rank
3. 〈美〉最高年级的　of the last year in a high school or university course

　～ employee　高级雇员
　～ student　高年级学生
　the ～ class　高年级
　the ～ partner　资深股东
　～ in office　职位较高的
　two years ～ to sb　比某人大两岁

　She is a senior patient.　她是一位高龄患者。
　He is a senior member of the committee.　他是一名资深的委员。
　He's the company's senior employee.　他是公司的高级雇员。
　They are senior students.　他们是高年级学生。
　He is senior to me.　他是我的上司。
　Smith is senior to me by three years.　史密斯比我大三岁。
　He is too senior to try for cabinet office.　他年事已高，不宜去谋求内阁部长的职位了。

 ♣ 下面三个句子的意思相同：
　

1. C 较年长者　senior person
2. C 高年级学生　member of a senior school
3. C 〈美〉毕业班学生　student in the year before graduation from a high school or college
4. C 上级，上司，前辈　higher-ranking person

　college ～　大学四年级学生
　high school ～　中学毕业班学生
　the village ～　村子里的年长者
　the ～ of profession　同行中的前辈

　He's my senior by three years.　他比我大三岁。
　The three vice-ministers are my seniors.　三位副部长都是我的上级。
　He was my senior at school.　他是我上一届的学生。
　The seniors are planning to have a gathering.　这些毕业班学生计划聚会一次。

　［同义词］ adj. elder, older, superior n. better, superior
　［反义词］ adj. junior, minor, younger n. inferior
　［词源］拉丁语senior（年长的，资格老的）