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单词 lieutenant
释义
lieutenantlieu‧ten‧ant /lefˈtenənt $ luːˈten-/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINlieutenant
Origin:
1300-1400 French lieu ‘place’ + tenant ‘holding’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • In 1623 he was deputy lieutenant in Cambridgeshire, and in 1625, a colonel of the Suffolk regiments defending the coasts.
  • Lapointe had been shot, and there was no gun found on the other lieutenant, Lefevre.
  • Matheson was appointed lord lieutenant and sheriff principal of the county of Ross in 1866.
  • Rojas, 34, is reportedly a trusted lieutenant of Cerpa.
  • The lieutenant bucked like a horse.
  • The lieutenant snorted in disgust, and strode off around the room to bully his men.
  • Then you can tell the lieutenants that.
  • We parted with warm affection and I expect, someday, to hear he has been made a lieutenant.
word sets
WORD SETS
action stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· There was a-small desk beside a narrow bed and the young lieutenant, Benson, sat at it.· I opened the door as a young second lieutenant walked by.· Instead of Etienne, however, he saw a young lieutenant, barely out of his teens.
NOUN
· One 12-year-old boy arrived, claiming to be a lieutenant colonel.· She is a nice enough lady whose husband is a lieutenant colonel, U. S. Army, retired.· He found the lieutenant colonel, although only touching fifty, almost impossibly grand.· He landed at night, and was met at base ops by a lieutenant colonel.· He had been a lieutenant colonel in public relations in Baltimore.· Similarly, the army, when faced with a budget cut, never points the finger at desk-bound lieutenant colonels.
· He had acquired an estate at Llanherne in Carmarthenshire and became a deputy lieutenant of that county in July 1674.· In 1623 he was deputy lieutenant in Cambridgeshire, and in 1625, a colonel of the Suffolk regiments defending the coasts.· He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and deputy lieutenant of the county.· In practice, most of them have previously been deputy lieutenants.· Named one of Parliament's deputy lieutenants in March 1642, his subsequent military record was undistinguished.· He was a justice of the peace, served as sheriff of the county, and became a deputy lieutenant in 1585.· He was a deputy lieutenant of Selkirkshire and an honorary sheriff substitute.· He also served as deputy lieutenant for the county of Essex.
· Three years as a legislative liaison, six years in the state senate, four tedious years as lieutenant governor.· In 1982, at the age of thirty-seven, John Wade was elected lieutenant governor.
· And contact with royalty gives the lord lieutenants real influence.· Admiral Bryson, an expert on guided weapons, was not of conventional lord lieutenant stock.· More than one lord lieutenant told me almost apologetically of the number of supplicants who sought his intervention with the democratically-chosen authorities.· Matheson was appointed lord lieutenant and sheriff principal of the county of Ross in 1866.· The responsibilities of the lord lieutenant for raising the militia only disappeared in 1921.· The lord lieutenants have used their association to act like any trade union, and lobbied for a government grant.· The other duty of the lord lieutenant under Elizabeth was the appointment of justices of the peace.
· Viacom employees said they were surprised because they had no clues of any rift between Redstone and his top lieutenant.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He found the lieutenant colonel, although only touching fifty, almost impossibly grand.
  • He had been a lieutenant colonel in public relations in Baltimore.
  • He landed at night, and was met at base ops by a lieutenant colonel.
  • He retired, still a lieutenant general, in 1972.
  • One 12-year-old boy arrived, claiming to be a lieutenant colonel.
  • She is a nice enough lady whose husband is a lieutenant colonel, U. S. Army, retired.
  • Short was a three-star lieutenant general commanding the Army in Hawaii.
  • Three years as a legislative liaison, six years in the state senate, four tedious years as lieutenant governor.
1a)a fairly low rank in the armed forces, or an officer of this rank b)a fairly high rank in the US police force, or an officer of this rank2lieutenant colonel/general/governor etc an officer or official with the rank just below colonel, general2, governor etc3someone who does work for, or in place of, someone in a higher position SYN  deputy
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