president

[ˈprezɪdənt]
  • 释义

  • 总统;主席;校长;行长;

  • 词义辨析
  • president, director, headmaster, principal, schoolmaster
  • 这组名词共同的意思是“校长”,但用于不同的学校要用不同的词:principal通常指中学校长,也可指小学校长或大学院长; headmaster指普通小学或中学的男性校长,在美国尤指私立学校的校长; director不仅指学校的校长,还可指各组织机构、团体等的负责人,如处长、局长、主任、厂长等; schoolmaster指小学、中学等一般学校的教师或校长; president指大学校长。例如:
    The school principal announced the honor roll list.校长宣布了优等生名单。
    Our headmaster is an old man.我们的校长是一位老人。
    He is the director of the research center.他是研究中心的主任。
    John is the schoolmaster of that secondary school.约翰是那所中学的校长。
    He was the president of Harvard University.他是哈佛大学的校长。
  • president, chief, chieftain, head
  • 这组词共同的意思是“头头”或“领导人”。
    1.president指“总统,主席”或“(大学)的校长”。
    2.chief通常指一个团体中身居最高职位的人或国家,也可指政府中某个部门的主管,多用于美式英语中,且具有较为庄重的色彩。例如:
    The mayor displaced the police chief.市长把警察局局长撤换了。
    The Queen is the chief of the armed forces by right.女王理应是武装部队的统帅。
    He was the chief of the clan.他是那个部族的族长。
    3.head一般用于比chief地位稍低的人,有时可与chief互换使用,多用于英式英语中。例如:
    Zhang Hua was chosen the head of the factory.张华被选为厂长。
    The original founder is still the head of the organization.最早的创始人仍是该组织的领导人。
    4.chieftain则专指一个部落的酋长、族长,或强盗、土匪等的头头。例如:
    He used to be a Highland chieftain.他过去是一个苏格兰高地的族长。
    John was the chieftain of a band of robbers.约翰是一伙强盗的头目。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    The President should stand above party politics.

    总统应当置身于政党政治之上。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 2、

    The president was asked to give a short talk on his visit to the United States.

    校长应邀简短谈谈访美情况.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    The president is scheduled for a speech tomorrow.

    总统定于明日发表演说.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 4、

    Who knows what lies in store for the President?

    谁知道总统将要面临什么？

    柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    Mr. Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.

    普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    The article was reproduced by the special permission of the President.

    由于总统的特殊允许,这篇文章被复印了一份.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    The president accredited Mr. Brown as his representative.

    总统委托布朗先生作为他的代表.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    The president abrogated an old law.

    总统废除了一项旧法令.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    The President paid today a surprise visit to two Medicare patients.

    总统今天突然去看望了两位享受医疗保险的病人.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    He went off in a huff just because we failed to nominate him as club president.

    就因为我们没提名他当俱乐部主席,他竟气冲冲地走了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    In a rousing speech, the President hit out against the trade union.

    在一次令人振奋的讲话中, 总统对工会进行了猛烈的抨击.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 12、

    They named Smith for president.

    他们提史密斯为主席.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 13、

    Several news commentators hit out at the president on his foreign policy.

    有几位时事评论员猛烈抨击总统的对外政策.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    The President is understood to have secretly left the country.

    人们获悉总统已秘密地离开了这个国家.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    They rolled out the red carpet for the visiting president and his party.

    他们隆重欢迎前来访问的总统及其一行.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 16、

    The President elevated him to the House of Lords.

    总统提拔他为上院议员.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 17、

    The President named him to head the delegation.

    总统指定他率领代表团.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    This book has a foreword by the President.

    这本书有一篇总统作的序言.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    The plan to murder the president went off at half cock because the signal was given before It'should have been.

    暗杀总统的计划操之过急,因为还没有到时候就发出了信号.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 20、

    I greet you in name of the President.

    我代表总统前来迎接你.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    The President spoke to the whole nation on television.

    总统向全国作了电视讲话.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 22、

    The President told the reporters his remarks were strictly off the record.

    总统告诉记者们他的谈话不得公开发表.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    The inauguration of the President is announced for Friday.

    总统的就职典礼已定于星期五举行.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    The president was escorted by big crowds in front and behind.

    总统的前后簇拥着一大群人.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 25、

    The President doesn't need a primer on national security.

    总统对于国家安全是不需要读入门书的。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
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