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magnate
巨头；大亨；实业大亨
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
- 1.
Powerful industrialist; captain of industry.
有权势的实业家；行业巨头
- 2.
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
非常富有或有权势的商人
- 3.
A person of rank, influence or distinction in any sphere.
在任何领域有地位、影响力或声望的人
有权势的实业家；行业巨头；非常富有或有权势的商人；在任何领域有地位、影响力或声望的人；大官；巨头；[法] 大官
In use
The shipping magnate donated millions to build a new hospital.
After years of hard work, she became a media magnate.
The oil magnate bought a private island for his family.
a/an [adjective] magnate
形容词常表示领域或性质，如industrial, shipping, property等。
He is a powerful media magnate.
他是一位有权势的传媒大亨。
magnate of [field]
of后接行业或领域名词。
She became a magnate of the oil industry.
她成为了石油业的巨头。
become a magnate
强调成功过程。
He rose from poverty to become a magnate.
Connections
Collocations
- business magnate
- 商业巨头
- The business magnate donated millions to the university.这位商业巨头向大学捐赠了数百万美元。
- media magnate
- 媒体大亨
- The media magnate owns several newspapers and television channels.这位媒体大亨拥有多家报纸和电视频道。
- oil magnate
- 石油大亨
- As an oil magnate, he controls a vast network of refineries.作为石油大亨，他掌控着一个庞大的炼油厂网络。
- shipping magnate
- 航运大亨
- The shipping magnate's fleet sails to ports around the world.这位航运大亨的船队驶往世界各地的港口。
- steel magnate
- 钢铁巨头
- The steel magnate built his fortune in the early twentieth century.这位钢铁巨头在二十世纪初积累了财富。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 magnet（磁铁）：大亨像磁铁一样吸金，是商业巨子。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：business news、media profiles、historical writing magnate 比较正式，通常用于新闻报道、人物介绍或历史叙述中，指非常富有且有影响力的商人或实业家；日常口语中更常说 tycoon 或 mogul。
Pronunciation & Spelling
magnet is a true rhyme and homophone: /ˈmæɡnət/. signet, pregnant, and cognate are useful lookalikes: signet shares the final /ɡnət/ but not the stressed vowel, and pregnant and cognate differ in stress, vowel, or ending.
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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