单词	steward
释义	stewardstew‧ard /ˈstjuːəd $ ˈstuːərd/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsteward Origin: Old English stiweard ‘hall-guard’, from sti ( ➔ STY) + weard ( ➔ WARD1) Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Not all ranchers are good stewards of the land. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He turned smartly on his heel and trotted into the foyer, greeting the stewards with indiscriminate effusion. Neither Leo nor the steward reckoned that anyone would object too strenuously. The Skerritts had been stewards of Carewscourt for generations. Thesaurus THESAURUSpeople on a plane► pilot someone who operates the controls of a plane: · an airline pilot· He has a pilot’s licence. ► co-pilot a pilot who shares the control of a plane with the main pilot: · The pilot became ill, and the co-pilot had to land the plane. ► captain the pilot who is in charge of an aircraft: · This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving at Gatwick Airport in approximately 10 minutes. ► the flight crew all the people who work on a plane during a flight: · The flight crew asked for permission to land at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. ► the cabin crew the people whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane: · The cabin crew will be serving drinks shortly. ► flight attendant someone whose job is to serve food and drink to passengers on a plane: · The flight attendant told him to go back to his seat. ► steward/stewardess a man/woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane: · I asked the stewardess if I could have a blanket. WORD SETS► Air aerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► chief · This department is responsible for all cabins and public areas and is headed by the chief steward.· As chief steward, Gloucester had access to significant patronage.· Alongside this influence on others the chief steward could also make direct grants.· Distinct from this was the chief steward's right to appoint the stewards of some lesser estates within the duchy.· The right to that appointment was presumably an established perquisite of the chief steward.· His deputy as chief steward, for instance, was his councillor Miles Metcalfe.· But such cases were not, as the council claimed, the result of slack administration by the chief steward. NOUN► shop · The exchange is purely ritual in function, authorizing Bert Braddock to reassure anxious shop stewards if they start asking awkward questions.· The shop steward had ordered fancy new machines and given virtually everyone in manufacturing a big raise.· Not long ago, I was in a nasty argument with a shop steward.· And the House of Lords reversed the Court of Appeal and decided that the union was responsible for its shop stewards.· Remember, this is an election for shop steward.· The young Communist shop steward had no difficulty in obtaining the first two warning notes. VERB► act · Her ever-loyal husband insisted it was business-as-usual as he acted as a steward as Cheltenham Races.· About 12,000 attended, including about 2,000 Blackshirts, half of whom acted as stewards. ► become · The predator must become a repentant steward.· Frederick Chiluba, 48, became a shop steward in 1967 and made a rapid rise through trade union ranks.· He became a shop steward in 1971 before taking over as Transport and General Workers Union convener 10 years ago.· But during the dispute she became a shop steward. 1a man whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane or ship → flight attendant2someone who is in charge of a horse race, meeting, or other public event:  race stewards3someone who protects something or is responsible for it, especially something such as nature, public property, or moneysteward of Kissinger was now chief steward of US foreign policy.4a man whose job is to manage a large property, such as a farm → shop steward
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