Word · Frequency #16452
commodores
海军准将
commodores is the plural of commodore.
a naval officer of the rank above captain and below rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
- 1.
A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
- 2.
A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
临时指挥多艘船只但非海军上将的指挥官
- 3.
The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
商船队的领航船
- 4.
The president of a yacht club.
游艇俱乐部主席
- 5.
A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
游艇俱乐部主席在赛舟会上的船只
- 6.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.
亚洲Parasarpa属的多种蛱蝶
临时指挥多艘船只但非海军上将的指挥官；商船队的领航船；游艇俱乐部主席；游艇俱乐部主席在赛舟会上的船只；亚洲Parasarpa属的多种蛱蝶
In use
The commodore ordered the fleet to change course before the storm arrived.
After twenty years of service, she was promoted to commodore.
The commodore inspected the ship's equipment and talked with the crew.
Commodore [name]
作军衔头衔时放在姓氏或全名前，首字母大写，前面不用冠词。
Commodore Smith led the squadron during the exercise.
史密斯准将在此次演习中率领中队。
be promoted to commodore
军衔名词在“be promoted to”后通常不带冠词。
She was promoted to commodore after the successful mission.
完成那次任务后，她被晋升为海军准将。
the rank of commodore
用“the rank of + 军衔”来指称该级别。
Connections
Collocations
- a naval commodore
- 海军准将
- He was a naval commodore before he retired.他退休前是一名海军准将。
- promoted to commodore
- 晋升为海军准将
- She was promoted to commodore after twenty years of service.她服役二十年后晋升为海军准将。
- Commodore Perry
- 佩里准将
- Commodore Perry opened Japan to the West in the 1850s.佩里准将在19世纪50年代打开了日本的国门。
- retired commodore
- 退役海军准将
- The retired commodore gave a lecture at the naval academy.这位退役海军准将在海军学院做了一次讲座。
- serve as commodore
- 担任海军准将
- He served as commodore of the Atlantic fleet.他曾担任大西洋舰队的海军准将。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：commodore ≈ command（指挥）+ more（更多），'指挥更多船只的人'，即海军准将。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：军事报道、海军军衔介绍、正式文书 该词多用于正式或军事语境，如海军军衔说明、新闻报道或官方文件中，日常口语中不常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
explore、implore、adore 都以重读的 /ɔː/ 结尾，彼此押韵；但它们的重音在最后一个音节，所以不跟 commodore /ˈkɒmədɔː/ 押韵。corridor 虽也以 /dɔː/ 结尾，但重音在第一音节，中间音节不同，并非严格押韵。commodity 拼写以 commod- 开头，但读作 /kəˈmɒdəti/，词首元音和重音位置都不同，需注意不要按拼写类推。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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