the sheriff of + place
用 of 引出所管辖的县或地区；也可说 the county sheriff。
She is the sheriff of a small county in Texas.
她是得克萨斯州一个小县的县治安官。
郡治安官；县治安官；[法] 司法行政官；郡长；执行吏
县治安官
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
The sheriff arrested the suspect at the county fair.
县治安官在县集会上逮捕了嫌疑人。
用法提示：这里的 sheriff 是名词，指县治安官，在句中作主语。
Residents voted for a new sheriff this year.
居民今年投票选出了一位新的县治安官。
用法提示：sheriff 作名词，充当介词 for 的宾语，表示职位。
The sheriff's office issued a warning about the storm.
县治安官办公室就风暴发布了警告。
用法提示：sheriff 以所有格形式 sheriff's 修饰 office，指县治安官。
用 of 引出所管辖的县或地区；也可说 the county sheriff。
She is the sheriff of a small county in Texas.
她是得克萨斯州一个小县的县治安官。
表示担任某职位时，sheriff 前不加冠词。
He was elected sheriff in 2020.
他在2020年当选县治安官。
所有格 sheriff's 常与 office、department、deputy 等词连用。
The sheriff's office is investigating the case.
县治安官办公室正在调查此案。
表示竞选某职位时用 run for + 职位，职位前不加冠词。
She is running for sheriff next year.
她明年要竞选县治安官。
grammar · medium
易错句子He works as sheriff in a small county.
正确表达He works as a sheriff in a small county.
sheriff 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有冠词。汉语说“他做治安官”，名词前不加任何冠词，所以容易漏掉 a；在 work as / as a ... 这类表示职业的结构中，英语要用 a/an + 单数可数名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sheriff office is next to the courthouse.
正确表达The sheriff's office is next to the courthouse.
表示某人所属的办公场所时，英语要用名词所有格 's：the sheriff's office。汉语用“治安官办公室”这样的名词直接连用，不带所有格标记，所以容易漏掉 's。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three sheriff in this county.
正确表达There are three sheriffs in this county.
英语可数名词在数词或 many、several 等词之后要用复数形式 sheriffs。汉语名词本身没有单复数变化，所以中国学习者常漏掉复数词尾 -s。
县治安官
The county sheriff was elected last November.
县治安官在去年十一月当选。
县治安部门
She works for the sheriff's department.
她在县治安部门工作。
治安官办公室
He filed a complaint at the sheriff's office.
他在治安官办公室提交了投诉。
治安官副手
A sheriff's deputy responded to the call.
一名治安官副手响应了报警。
竞选治安官
He decided to run for sheriff next year.
他决定明年竞选治安官。
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