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deputy + noun
表示副职头衔，直接修饰名词。
She works as a deputy director.
她担任副主任。
副手，代理人
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
副手，代理人
A person who is appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another; a second-in-command
She works as a deputy director.
她担任副主任。
例如：deputy director 副主任
被任命为他人代理并有权以其名义行事的人；职务代理人。
One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
紧急情况下行使警长权力的代理人
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
某些国家中对立法机构成员的称呼。
The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
上级缺席时有权代理的助理
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
The deputy manager will handle the meeting in her absence.
副经理将替她主持会议。
The sheriff appointed a new deputy to assist with patrolling.
警长任命了一名新副手协助巡逻。
The company's deputy director is responsible for daily operations.
公司的副总监负责日常运营。
表示副职头衔，直接修饰名词。
She works as a deputy director.
她担任副主任。
表示对某人的副职或代理关系。
He is deputy to the CEO.
他是首席执行官的副手。
He acted as deputy while the manager was away.
经理不在时他担任代理。
常省略 as。
They appointed her deputy.
他们任命她为副手。
Not this
He deputy for the manager.
Use this
He is a deputy to the manager.
deputy 是名词，不能用作动词。正确用法是作名词，前面加冠词，后接介词 to。
Not this
He works as deputy director.
Use this
He works as a deputy director.
可数名词单数前需要不定冠词 a/an，中文学习者常遗漏冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
副主任
The deputy director will be in charge of the meeting.
副主任将会负责这次会议。
副经理
She was promoted to deputy manager last year.
她去年被提升为副经理。
副警长
The deputy sheriff patrolled the streets at night.
副警长夜间在街上巡逻。
副部长
The deputy minister gave a speech at the conference.
副部长在会上发表了演讲。
副市长
The deputy mayor attended the opening ceremony.
副市长出席了开幕式。
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deputy 音似 '代补替'，意为代理人或副手，记住‘代替补充’即可。
通常用于正式场合，如政府、执法和企业中的副职，语气中性偏正式。
These words all end in the spelling 'ty', but their stressed vowels differ: deputy has /ɛ/, beauty /uː/, city /ɪ/, duty /uː/, pity /ɪ/, safety /eɪ/, liberty /ɪ/. None rhyme perfectly with deputy because the stressed vowel and following sounds do not match.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.