older
单词辨析：
一般只用于人，尤指兄弟或姐妹中较年长的，只作定语，不与 than 连用。
She is my elder daughter.
她是我的大女儿。
His elder brother/sister works in a clothing factory.
他的哥哥/姐姐在一家服装厂工作。
普通用词，可用于人或物，表示人们的年纪长幼或事物的新旧关系，多用作表语，可与 than 连用。
I am three months older than Tom.
我比汤姆大3个月。
This house is older than that one.
这栋房子比那栋房子老。
相关例句：
Older Americans are among this country's most faithful voters.
较年长的美国人是这个国家最忠实的选民群体之一。
By the time we had made landfall the boat looked ten years older!
等到我们登陆时，这艘船看似已老了10年！
I ventured the idea that the secret of staying young was to mix with older people
我大胆地提出了这样的观点：保持年轻的秘诀就在于和年长的人交往。
When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it.
我要退出100米比赛的时候，一个年纪大些的孩子试图吓唬我就范。
Underage youths can obtain alcohol from their older friends.
未到法定年龄的青少年可以从年龄较大的朋友那里弄到酒。
When you're older I think you're better equipped mentally to cope with whatever happens
你年龄再大一些后，我想你就会有更强的心理承受能力来面对所发生的任何事。