Word · Frequency #6176
conductor
指挥
a person who directs an orchestra, choir, or other musical group
- 1.
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
指挥或带领者；向导；主管。
- 2.
the person who leads a musical group
指挥
- 3.
A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
- 4.
a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
导体
- 5.
A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.
- 6.
the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
售票员
- 7.
Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.
- 8.
An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed
- 9.
A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.
- 10.
A leader.
售票员；列车员；导体；领导者；引导者；传导子；导引器；探条
In use
The conductor raised her baton to begin the symphony.
Everyone applauded the conductor after the concert.
The conductor carefully studied the score before rehearsal.
the conductor of [orchestra/choir]
指音乐指挥时一般要用定冠词。
The conductor of the orchestra raised his baton.
乐队指挥举起了他的指挥棒。
a conductor of [heat/electricity]
描述材料性质时常用此结构。
Copper is a good conductor of electricity.
铜是电的良好导体。
a [bus/train] conductor
指公共交通上的售票员。
The bus conductor collected the fares.
Connections
Collocations
- orchestra conductor
- 管弦乐队指挥
- The orchestra conductor raised his baton to begin the performance.管弦乐队指挥举起指挥棒开始演奏。
- guest conductor
- 客座指挥
- A renowned guest conductor will lead the symphony tonight.一位著名的客座指挥今晚将指挥交响乐。
- good conductor
- 良导体
- Copper is a good conductor of electricity.铜是电的良导体。
- bus conductor
- 公交车售票员
- The bus conductor collected fares from passengers.公交车售票员向乘客收取车费。
- train conductor
- 列车员
- The train conductor announced the next station.列车员播报了下一站。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：公交售票员（conductor）像指挥家一样引导（conduct）乘客。
Context & Register
对于中文学习者，'conductor'最常见的含义是'指挥'，多用于正式音乐场合（如交响乐团、合唱团），但也可用于学校音乐会等非正式环境。语域中性偏正式，不适用于日常闲聊。其他含义如'导体'（物理/科学语境）和'售票员'（公共交通语境）使用场合更受限，需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'instructor' rhymes with 'conductor' (both have stressed /ʌ/ followed by /ktɚ/). The other words share the '-tor' ending but have different stressed vowels, making them lookalikes that sound different.
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。
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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