Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #864
chairman
主席
核心释义
a person who presides over a meeting or the meetings of an organization
- 1.
主持会议的人,有时尤其指男性。(比较:女主席、主席、主持人。)
A person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man. (Compare chairwoman, chairperson, chair.)
- 2.
组织会议的主席
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- 3.
公司或政府董事会、委员会或其他正式实体的负责人。
The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
董事长；主席；主持会议的人,有时尤其指男性。(比较:女主席、主席、主持人。)；组织会议的主席；公司或政府董事会、委员会或其他正式实体的负责人。；会长；[经] 主席
用法In use
The chairman called the meeting to order at 9 a.m.
用法提示：chairman 在此指主持会议的负责人，为名词。
She was elected chairman of the board last year.
用法提示：chairman 指董事会的主席，名词。
The chairman thanked everyone for their contributions.
用法提示：chairman 在这里指主持会议的主席，名词。
chairman of sth
表示某组织或机构的主席，后接of短语。
He was elected chairman of the board.
他被选为董事会主席。
serve as chairman
表示担任主席职务。
She served as chairman of the committee for five years.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chairman of the board
- 董事会主席
- He was elected chairman of the board in 2020.他于2020年当选为董事会主席。
- serve as chairman
- 担任主席
- She served as chairman of the committee for five years.她担任委员会主席五年。
- vice chairman
- 副主席
- The vice chairman will lead the meeting in his absence.他缺席时，副主席将主持会议。
- honorary chairman
- 名誉主席
- The founder was named honorary chairman after retirement.创始人退休后被授予名誉主席称号。
- chairman's report
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“chair”（椅子）和“man”（人），坐在椅子上主持会议的人就是主席。
语境与语域Context & Register
正式; 常用于会议、董事会等组织场合. 通常用于正式场合，如公司董事会或政府会议.
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为chairmen，常与of连用指某组织的主席。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words rhyming with 'chairman' (/ˈtʃɛː.mən/) must have stressed vowel /ɛː/ followed by /mən/. Only 'airman' rhymes. The other words share the spelling '-man' but differ in stress or vowel, so they are sound lookalikes, not rhymes.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
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