Word · Frequency #24091
ensigns
少尉
ensigns is the plural of ensign.
核心释义
指美国海军或海岸警卫队的初级军官
a commissioned officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard, ranking below lieutenant junior grade
- 1.
官职、等级或权力的徽章
A badge of office, rank, or power.
- 2.
美国海军或美国海岸警卫队中低于少尉的军官
a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
- 3.
美国海军最低级别的军官,低于中尉
The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
- 4.
作为国家象征的徽章
an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
- 5.
军队携带的旗帜或横幅；军旗或队旗
A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
- 6.
船只悬挂以显示国籍的旗帜
colors flown by a ship to show its nationality
- 7.
船只悬挂的主要旗帜(通常在船尾)以表明国籍
The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
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任何显眼的旗帜或横幅
Any prominent flag or banner.
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
用法In use
After completing officer candidate school, she was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy.
用法提示：ensign 作名词，指美国海军少尉，此处作介词 as 的宾语。
The young ensign stood at attention and reported to the commander.
用法提示：ensign 在句中作主语，表示担任该军衔的军官。
He received his first assignment as an ensign aboard a Coast Guard ship.
用法提示：ensign 作名词，与 as 连用说明身份或军衔。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/。
用法优先级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。
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