Word · Frequency #6644
admiral
海军上将;舰队司令
A naval officer of high rank; the commander of a fleet or navy.
- 1.
The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title.
海军司令
- 2.
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
舰队最高指挥官;军衔在海军中将之上、海军元帅之下
- 3.
A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
海军上将
- 4.
any of several brightly colored butterflies
几种色彩鲜艳的蝴蝶
- 5.
The commander of a fishing or merchant fleet, particularly (historical, Canada) a captain granted special privileges in exchange for bringing the first ship of a given fishing season to certain harbors in Newfoundland.
渔船队或商船队指挥官
- 6.
Any of several species of nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa.
蛱蝶科数种蝴蝶
- 7.
The shell of the Conus ammiralis; the cone shells of various other species displaying similarly intricate banding.
将军芋螺壳
蛱蝶;彩蝶;芋螺壳;船队指挥官;(加拿大历史上的)获特权船长;海军司令;舰队最高指挥官;军衔在海军中将之上、海军元帅之下
In use
The admiral gave the order to set sail at dawn.
As an admiral, she was responsible for the entire naval fleet.
The admiral inspected the ships before the mission.
the Admiral
此处'Admiral'首字母大写,特指某位已知的海军上将。
The Admiral gave the order to attack.
海军上将下达了攻击命令。
Admiral + surname
作为头衔时,Admiral放在姓氏前,首字母大写。
Admiral Nelson is a famous British naval commander.
纳尔逊海军上将是一位著名的英国海军指挥官。
serve as an admiral
表示担任职务,不定冠词an表示泛指。
He served as an admiral in the navy for twenty years.
Connections
Collocations
- rear admiral
- 海军少将
- He was promoted to rear admiral last year.他去年被晋升为海军少将。
- vice admiral
- 海军中将
- The vice admiral commanded the fleet.海军中将指挥了舰队。
- admiral of the fleet
- 海军元帅
- The admiral of the fleet retired after 40 years of service.海军元帅服役40年后退休。
- promote to admiral
- 晋升为海军上将
- She was promoted to admiral in 2010.她于2010年晋升为海军上将。
- serve as admiral
- 担任海军上将
- He served as admiral of the Pacific Fleet.他曾担任太平洋舰队司令。
- retired admiral
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想英文admire(钦佩),将e改为al,得admiral,意为令人钦佩的海军上将。
Context & Register
多用于正式军事场合(如海军军衔、舰队指挥);蝴蝶义项较少见,多见于自然科学语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending 'al' but do not rhyme with 'admiral' /ˈædmɝəl/ because the stressed vowel in 'admiral' is /æ/ while in these words it differs (e.g., /dʒɛn/, /sɛv/, /lɪb/, /kɔːrp/, /spaɪ/, /vaɪ/). They are useful for spelling comparison.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.