单词 | chaperone |
释义 | chaperone —chaperone (ALSO chaperon) /ˈʃæp.ə.rəʊn/ aep /-ɚ.oʊn/ noun [C] F0 (especially in the past) an older person, especially a woman, who goes with and takes care of a younger woman who is not married when she is in public: » HUMOROUS She's asked me to go to the cinema with her and Andrew, I think as a sort of chaperone.Thesaurus+: ↑Protection and protectors , ↑Environmental issuesF0 a female nurse who is in the same room when a female patient is examined by a male doctor, or a police officer who protects a person injured by a criminal when they are in public Thesaurus+: ↑Doctors and health workers generallyThesaurus+: ↑People who work for the police serviceF0 US an older person who is present at a social event for young people to encourage correct behaviour: » Several parents acted as chaperones for the school disco.Thesaurus+: ↑Supporters, members and defenders , ↑Believers and non-believersverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for chaperone F0 (especially in the past) to go with and take care of a young woman who is not married when she is in public: » Do you trust him on your own or do you want me to chaperone you?Thesaurus+: ↑Taking someone somewhere or telling them the wayF0 US to be present as an adult at a social event for young people to encourage correct behaviour: » Several parents volunteered to chaperone class bus trips.Thesaurus+: ↑Supporters, members and defenders , ↑Believers and non-believers |
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