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单词 conductor
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conductor

noun
/kənˈdʌktə(r)/
/kənˈdʌktər/
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    a person who stands in front of an orchestra, a group of singers etc., and directs their performance, especially somebody who does this as a profession
    • the principal conductor of the San Francisco Symphony
    Topics Musicb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • famous
    • chief
    preposition
    • conductor of
    • conductor with
    phrases
    • the conductor’s baton
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  2. (British English also guard)
    a person who is in charge of a train and travels with it, but does not drive itTopics Transport by bus and trainc2, Jobsc2
  3. (British English) a person whose job is to collect money from passengers on a bus or train or check their tickets
    • a bus conductor
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
  4. (physics) a substance that allows electricity or heat to pass along it or through it
    • Wood is a poor conductor.
    Topics Physics and chemistryc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • excellent
    • good
    • bad
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  5. see also lightning conductor
    Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a military leader): via Old French from Latin conductor, from conducere ‘bring together’.
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