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单词 warden
释义

warden1 /wörˈdən/

noun
  1. Someone who guards or keeps under supervision people, animals, buildings, precious objects, etc
  2. A gatekeeper or sentinel (rare)
  3. A regent (historical)
  4. The governor of a town, district, etc (historical)
  5. A title of certain officers of the Crown
  6. A member of certain governing bodies
  7. A superintendent
  8. The head of certain institutions, such as schools, colleges, hostels, etc
  9. The officer in charge of a prison (N American)
  10. A churchwarden
  11. Someone appointed for duties among the civil population in cases of fire or air-raids
  12. (usu traffic warden) an official controlling traffic circulation and parking of motor vehicles
transitive verb (rare)

To guard as a warden

ORIGIN: ONFr wardein (OFr g(u)arden) guardian

wardˈenry noun (rare)

  1. The office of, or district in the charge of, a warden
  2. Guardianship (Hardy)

wardˈenship noun

The office of warden

Warden of the Cinque Ports or Lord Warden (of the Cinque Ports) noun

The governor of the Cinque Ports, having the authority of an admiral and the power to hold a court of admiralty

Wardens of the Marches plural noun

Officers formerly appointed to keep order in the marches or border districts of England and Scotland

warden2 /wörˈdən/

noun

A kind of pear used esp in cooking

ORIGIN: Origin uncertain; perh from Anglo-Fr warder (Fr garder) to keep

warden pie noun

A pie made of warden pears

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