| 单词 | marshal |
| 释义 | marshal n. & v. --n 1. (Marshal) a a high-ranking officer in the armed forces (Air Marshal; Field Marshal; Marshal of France). b a high-ranking officer of state (Earl Marshal). 2. an officer arranging ceremonies, controlling procedure at races, etc. 3. US the head of a police or fire department. 4. (in full judge's marshal) Brit. an official accompanying a judge on circuit, with secretarial and social duties. --v (marshalled, marshalling; US marshaled, marshaling) 1. tr. arrange (soldiers, facts, one's thoughts, etc.) in due order. 2. tr. (often foll. by into, to) conduct (a person) ceremoniously. 3. tr. Heraldry combine (coats of arms). 4. intr. take up positions in due arrangement. Phrases and idioms marshalling yard a railway yard in which goods trains etc. are assembled. Marshal of the Royal Air Force an officer of the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. Derivatives marshaller n. marshalship n. Etymology: ME f. OF mareschal f. LL mariscalcus f. Gmc, lit. 'horse-servant' |
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