英语词汇“marshal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

marshalmarshal1 /ˈmɑrʃəl/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYmarshal¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French mareschal

1a police officer in the U.S. employed by the national or city government to make sure people do what a court order says they must do: a federal marshal2the officer in charge of a fire-fighting department in the U.S.: the fire marshal3an officer of the highest rank in an army or air force4someone famous who is chosen to lead a parade: the grand marshal of the Thanksgiving parade

noun | verb

marshalmarshal2 verb (marshaled, marshaling) [transitive]

VERB TABLE

marshal

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	marshal
	he, she, it	marshals
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	marshaled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have marshaled
	he, she, it	has marshaled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had marshaled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will marshal
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have marshaled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am marshaling
	he, she, it	is marshaling
	you, we, they	are marshaling
Past	I, he, she, it	was marshaling
	you, we, they	were marshaling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been marshaling
	he, she, it	has been marshaling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been marshaling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be marshaling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been marshaling

COLLOCATIONS► marshaled support for

Raia is a city police officer who marshaled support for the bill.

► marshaling its forces

The party is marshaling its forces for the election.

► marshal your thoughts/arguments

He paused for a moment to marshal his thoughts.

► marshal the facts/evidence

The prosecution is marshaling evidence against them.

1to organize all the people and things that you need in order to be ready for a battle, election, etc.: Raia is a city police officer who marshaled support for the bill. The party is marshaling its forces for the election.2to organize your arguments, ideas, etc. so that they are effective or easy to understand: marshal your thoughts/arguments He paused for a moment to marshal his thoughts.marshal the facts/evidence The prosecution is marshaling evidence against them.