Word · Frequency #24091
ensign
少尉
a commissioned officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard, ranking below lieutenant junior grade
指美国海军或海岸警卫队的初级军官
- 1.
A badge of office, rank, or power.
官职、等级或权力的徽章
- 2.
a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
美国海军或美国海岸警卫队中低于少尉的军官
- 3.
The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
美国海军最低级别的军官,低于中尉
- 4.
an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
作为国家象征的徽章
- 5.
A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
军队携带的旗帜或横幅；军旗或队旗
- 6.
colors flown by a ship to show its nationality
船只悬挂以显示国籍的旗帜
- 7.
The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
船只悬挂的主要旗帜(通常在船尾)以表明国籍
- 8.
Any prominent flag or banner.
任何显眼的旗帜或横幅
官职、等级或权力的徽章；美国海军或美国海岸警卫队中低于少尉的军官；美国海军最低级别的军官,低于中尉；作为国家象征的徽章；军队携带的旗帜或横幅；军旗或队旗
In use
After completing officer candidate school, she was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy.
The young ensign stood at attention and reported to the commander.
He received his first assignment as an ensign aboard a Coast Guard ship.
be commissioned as an ensign in [branch]
ensign 在美国海军和海岸警卫队中是最低级别的军官军衔。
She was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy.
她被授予美国海军少尉军衔。
serve as an ensign on [ship]
表示在某一艘舰船上担任少尉时，用介词 on 引出舰船。
He served as an ensign on the aircraft carrier.
他在航空母舰上担任海军少尉。
Ensign [surname]
作为军衔称谓时，Ensign 放在姓氏之前；中文则习惯说“李少尉”。
Connections
Collocations
- Ensign Smith
- 史密斯少尉
- Ensign Smith reported for duty.史密斯少尉报到。
- promoted to ensign
- 晋升为少尉
- After completing the officer training program, she was promoted to ensign.完成军官培训项目后，她被晋升为少尉。
- serve as an ensign
- 担任少尉
- He served as an ensign aboard the aircraft carrier.他在航空母舰上担任少尉。
- ensign in the Navy
- 海军少尉
- My cousin is an ensign in the Navy.我表弟是海军少尉。
- rank of ensign
- 少尉军衔
- She attained the rank of ensign after graduation.毕业后她获得了少尉军衔。
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：军舰上的旗和海军少尉都叫 ensign，看见旗就想起少尉。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：美国海军/海岸警卫队、军事文件与报道、军衔介绍 作“海军少尉”讲时，多用于美国海军或海岸警卫队的正式场合；作头衔（如 Ensign Smith）时较正式，作普通名词说明身份时中性。日常口语中可能直接称呼姓氏。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词语都不与 ensign (/ˈɛnsən/) 押韵。拼写中含 -sign 的单词（sign, assign, design, resign, consign）通常读作 /saɪn/，而 signal 读作 /ˈsɪɡnəl/；ensign 在此读作 /ˈɛnsən/，注意第二音节弱读为 /sən/。
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
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.