Dictionary entry
police captain
noun
警察分局局长
a police officer in charge of a precinct
- 1.
a policeman in charge of a precinct
In use
The police captain visited our school to talk about neighborhood safety.
After twenty years on the force, she finally became a police captain.
The police captain ordered his officers to block the street during the parade.
be a police captain
表示身份或职位。
He is a police captain in the city police department.
他是市警察局的一名警监。
the police captain of [place]
表示负责某个区域的警察队长。
The police captain of the precinct was promoted.
该分局的警监得到了晋升。
as a police captain
表示以某身份履行职责。
She serves as a police captain in the special operations unit.
她在特种作战部队担任警监。
Common mistakes
He is police captain.He is a police captain.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词，英语中可数名词单数前需加不定冠词 "a" 或 "an"。
He is a captain of police.He is a police captain.
英语中表示职务时常用名词修饰结构 "police captain"，而非 "captain of police"，后者表达不自然。
Connections
Confusing words
- police chief
- 警察局长 · police captain 是负责一个警区的警官，而 police chief 是整个警察部门的最高长官，职级更高。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.