Word · Frequency #6644
admiral
海军上将；舰队司令
核心释义
A naval officer of high rank; the commander of a fleet or navy.
- 1.
海军司令
The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title.
- 2.
舰队最高指挥官；军衔在海军中将之上、海军元帅之下
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
- 3.
海军上将
A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
- 4.
几种色彩鲜艳的蝴蝶
any of several brightly colored butterflies
- 5.
渔船队或商船队指挥官
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.
- 6.
蛱蝶科数种蝴蝶
Any of several species of nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa.
- 7.
将军芋螺壳
The shell of the Conus ammiralis; the cone shells of various other species displaying similarly intricate banding.
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
用法In use
The admiral gave the order to set sail at dawn.
用法提示：这里的“admiral”指的是舰队的最高指挥官。
As an admiral, she was responsible for the entire naval fleet.
用法提示：“admiral”在这里表示海军的高级指挥官。
The admiral inspected the ships before the mission.
用法提示：此处“admiral”指的是舰队司令。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形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。
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