| 单词 | lieutenant |
| 释义 | lieutenant (leftenənt , US luː- ) Word forms: lieutenants 1. countable noun & title noun A lieutenant is an officer of low rank in the army, navy, marines, or air force, or in the American police force. Lieutenant Campbell ordered the man at the wheel to steer for the gunboat. ...Lieutenant Colonel Gale Carter. 2. countable noun [usually poss NOUN] If you refer to someone as a person's lieutenant, you mean they are that person's assistant, especially their main assistant, in an organization or activity. He was my right-hand man, my lieutenant on the field, a cool, calculated footballer. Collocations: top lieutenant Several of his top lieutenants have also stepped down, some suffering humiliation and anguish. Times, Sunday Times An extra $1 million apiece was offered for information leading to the capture of their 13 top lieutenants. Times, Sunday Times Several of his top lieutenants left last year after a fallout over a revamp that carved up operations along geographical lines among three executives. Times, Sunday Times If you plan to spend millions of pounds on a chief executive and his or her top lieutenants, it's important to make the best use of their time. Times, Sunday Times All of his top lieutenants have risen through the ranks after many years with the firm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 陆军中尉 Japanese: 中尉 |
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