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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。
指挥
conductors — plural of conductor
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
指挥
a person who directs an orchestra, choir, or other musical group
The conductor of the orchestra raised his baton.
乐队指挥举起了他的指挥棒。
指挥或带领者；向导；主管。
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
指挥
the person who leads a musical group
A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
导体
a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
The conductor raised her baton to begin the symphony.
指挥家举起她的指挥棒开始交响曲。
Everyone applauded the conductor after the concert.
音乐会后大家都为指挥家鼓掌。
The conductor carefully studied the score before rehearsal.
指挥家在排练前仔细研究了乐谱。
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。
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。
指公共交通上的售票员。
The bus conductor collected the fares.
公交车售票员收了车费。
Not this
The director waved his baton and the orchestra began to play.
Use this
The conductor waved his baton and the orchestra began to play.
在英语中，“director”通常指电影导演或公司主管，而乐队指挥要用“conductor”。
Not this
The bus driver collected the fares from the passengers.
Use this
The bus conductor collected the fares from the passengers.
“bus driver”是公交车司机，负责开车；而收取车费的人是“conductor”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
良导体
Copper is a good conductor of electricity.
铜是电的良导体。
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。
列车员
The train conductor announced the next station.
列车员播报了下一站。
Use conductors naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：公交售票员（conductor）像指挥家一样引导（conduct）乘客。
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。
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.
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