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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。
海军上将；舰队司令
admirals — plural of admiral
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
海军上将；舰队司令
A naval officer of high rank; the commander of a fleet or navy.
The Admiral gave the order to attack.
海军上将下达了攻击命令。
海军司令
The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title.
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
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.
几种色彩鲜艳的蝴蝶
any of several brightly colored butterflies
The admiral gave the order to set sail at dawn.
海军上将下令黎明时起航。
As an admiral, she was responsible for the entire naval fleet.
作为海军上将，她负责整个海军舰队。
The admiral inspected the ships before the mission.
海军上将在任务前检查了舰船。
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。
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。
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.
他在海军担任了二十年海军上将。
这是固定短语，指舰队司令，通常为最高军衔。
The admiral of the fleet commanded all naval operations.
舰队司令指挥了所有的海军行动。
Not this
He became admiral at age 50.
Use this
He became an admiral at age 50.
英语中可数名词单数形式需加冠词，'admiral'是可数名词，应加不定冠词'an'。
Not this
He was promoted to admiral in the army.
Use this
He was promoted to admiral in the navy.
海军上将（admiral）是海军军衔，与陆军上将（general）混淆了，应改为'navy'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
海军少将
He was promoted to rear admiral last year.
他去年被晋升为海军少将。
海军中将
The vice admiral commanded the fleet.
海军中将指挥了舰队。
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。
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。
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。
退休的海军上将
The retired admiral wrote a book about naval strategy.
这位退休的海军上将写了一本关于海军战略的书。
免去那些客套话吧，上将。
Darth Vader says this to Admiral Ozzel in *Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back*, dismissing formalities before reprimanding him.
在《星球大战：帝国反击战》中，达斯·维达对奥泽尔上将说这句话，以示免去客套并开始训斥。
诺林顿上将，我投降。
Captain Jack Sparrow says this to Admiral Norrington in *Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl*, feigning surrender as part of his plan.
在《加勒比海盗：黑珍珠号的诅咒》中，杰克·斯派罗船长对诺林顿上将说这句话，假装投降作为计划的一部分。
Use admirals naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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.
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