| 单词 | baron |
| 释义 | baron (bærən ) Word forms: barons 1. countable noun & title noun A baron is a man who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility. [British] ...their stepfather, Baron Michael Distemple. 2. countable noun [usually noun NOUN] You can use baron to refer to someone who controls a large amount of a particular industry or activity and who is therefore extremely powerful. ...the battle against the drug barons. ...the British press barons. Synonyms: tycoon, leader, chief, fat cat [slang] Collocations: media baron Via an alliance against a single media baron that spiralled out of control. Times, Sunday Times So, power had fallen into the hands of a media baron. Times, Sunday Times It was a blessing in disguise because if this had happened, it could have cut short the success of this media baron in later years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The advice was shelved at the behest of food and media barons who feared for their profits. Times, Sunday Times Regulators and media barons should not be let off the hook for the content of their output. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 男爵英国贵族的最低爵位 Japanese: 男爵 |
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