Word · Frequency #864
chairmen
主席
chairmen is the plural of chairman.
a person who presides over a meeting or the meetings of an organization
- 1.
A person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man. (Compare chairwoman, chairperson, chair.)
主持会议的人,有时尤其指男性。(比较:女主席、主席、主持人。)
- 2.
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
组织会议的主席
- 3.
The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
公司或政府董事会、委员会或其他正式实体的负责人。
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
In use
The chairman called the meeting to order at 9 a.m.
She was elected chairman of the board last year.
The chairman thanked everyone for their contributions.
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.
她担任了五年的委员会主席。
Chairman + name
用于直接称呼或提及，通常首字母大写。
Chairman Wang will give a speech at the meeting.
Connections
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
- 主席报告
- The chairman's report highlighted the year's achievements.主席报告强调了今年的成就。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
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。
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.
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为chairmen，常与of连用指某组织的主席。
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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。
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