4.senior adj.(高中或大学)毕业年级的；级别(或地位)高的 n.高年级学生；毕业班学生；上司；年纪较长的人

[语境感悟]

(1)(教材P9)I believe Voyage to an Amazing Kingdom would be a good choice for senior high students.

我认为《奇异王国之旅》对高中生而言是一个不错的选择。

(2)She is senior to me，because she joined the firm before me.

她比我资格老，因为她加入公司比我早。

(3)My brother is three years my senior.

＝My brother is my senior by three years.

我哥哥比我大三岁。

[归纳拓展]

(1)be senior to sb 比某人年长；比某人地位高

A is two years senior to B.＝A is senior to B by two years.A比B年长2岁。

(2)senior作形容词时，没有比较级，不与than连用，只与to相搭配。类似用法的还有：

superior adj.资历较高的；优秀的

inferior adj.下等的，次等的

junior adj.年幼的，地位低的

[即时跟踪]　完成句子

①He is too__senior__to__hold__the__senior__position.

他年事已高而不能胜任这一高级职位。

②He is__senior__to__his__younger__sister by three years.

他比妹妹大3岁。

③He is ________ me in position in the company，but he doesn't lift up horn.

A.junior than B.junior to

C.senior to D.senior than

答案　C

解析　句意：他在公司的职位比我高，但他没有盛气凌人。在英语中，junior