Word · Frequency #5667
lieutenants
中尉
lieutenants is the plural of lieutenant.
a commissioned military officer
陆军或海军陆战队中尉
- 1.
A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.
管理或执行另一位更高级别人员计划和指令的人；经理。
- 2.
a commissioned military officer
一名委任的军事官员
- 3.
The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.
团队的第二指挥(2IC)。
- 4.
an officer in a police force
警察部队中的一名官员
- 5.
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
在上级缺席时有权行动的助手
副官，助理人员；管理或执行另一位更高级别人员计划和指令的人；经理。；一名委任的军事官员；团队的第二指挥(2IC)。；警察部队中的一名官员
In use
The lieutenant ordered the troops to advance.
She was promoted to lieutenant after five years of service.
The police lieutenant is investigating the case.
Lieutenant + [name]
用作头衔时通常首字母大写。
Lieutenant Smith gave the order.
史密斯中尉下达了命令。
lieutenant of/in [organization]
后接部队或组织名称。
He served as lieutenant of the 3rd Platoon.
他担任第三排的中尉。
be promoted to lieutenant
表示军衔晋升。
She was promoted to lieutenant after two years.
Connections
Collocations
- lieutenant colonel
- 中校
- He was promoted to lieutenant colonel after ten years of service.他服役十年后晋升为中校。
- police lieutenant
- 警察中尉
- The police lieutenant interrogated the suspect.警察中尉审讯了嫌疑犯。
- lieutenant governor
- 副州长
- The lieutenant governor will act as governor while she is abroad.州长出国期间由副州长代理职务。
- second lieutenant
- 少尉
- He graduated from the academy and became a second lieutenant.他从军校毕业，成为了一名少尉。
- lieutenant commander
- 海军少校
- The lieutenant commander commanded the destroyer.海军少校指挥了那艘驱逐舰。
- first lieutenant
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想"留 tenant"（留下的人）：副官是上级不在时留下管事的人，类似中尉。注意发音 /luːˈtɛnənt/ 类似"留 tenant"。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
可数名词，常用作头衔或职位。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Lieutenant (/luːˈtɛnənt/) rhymes only with tenant (/ˈtɛnənt/) because both have the same stressed syllable /tɛn/ followed by /ənt/. Other words ending in -ant (important, elephant, etc.) have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme, though they share the spelling pattern.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.