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单词 colleague
释义
colleaguecol‧league /ˈkɒliːɡ $ ˈkɑː-/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcolleague
Origin:
1500-1600 French collègue, from Latin collega, from com- (COM-) + legare ‘to choose for a particular job’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc from our Paris office.
  • Jenny is a conscientious manager, very popular with her colleagues.
  • my colleagues at the university
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Along with his colleagues, more escapes were planned and other schemes hatched.
  • Can you imagine him a colleague of yours?
  • He was scathing in his criticism of colleagues whose work did not match these standards.
  • In 1985 the Uyghur archaeologist Dolkun Kamberi and his colleagues uncovered five tombs, only two of which had not been looted.
  • Long was a choleric, short-tempered man who was a constant trial to colleagues in opposition or in power.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
someone who you work with in a company or organization, for example someone working in the same office, or someone teaching in the same school: · Friends and former colleagues described him as a kind and caring man.· She discovered that her male colleagues were earning more than she was.
British English someone who you work with. Workmate is more informal than colleague: · He went out for a drink with his workmates.
American English someone who you work with: · I was sad to say goodbye to all of my coworkers.
someone who you work with, especially another businessman or businesswoman: · They are close friends and business associates.
all the people who work for an organization: · The company employs a total of 520 staff.· a staff meeting
Longman Language Activatorsomeone that you work with
someone you work with - use this especially about people who do professional jobs in offices, schools, government etc: · I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc from our Paris office.· Jenny is a conscientious manager, very popular with her colleagues.
someone you work with, especially someone who works closely with you and who you are friendly with: · Having the support of close family, friends and workmates is important to us all.· Kevin had come home really upset after a quarrel with a workmate.
especially American someone you work with, especially someone who works closely with you or does a similar job: · Wantz's job is to teach employees how to handle difficult bosses and co-workers.· The manual explains what to do if a co-worker is injured and in need of medical attention.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Now he preferred him at London, for Bishops of London are by geography close colleagues of archbishops at Lambeth.· It would be chaired by one of his closest Cabinet colleagues, Sir Alexander Campbell.· He had just suggested that his closest colleague might be, in this at least, a traitor.· Publicly, Mr Kinnock's closest colleagues were urging him to remain in post.· His close colleagues were rather less sanguine in private.· He was replaced by a former close colleague turned bitter critic, Donald Kalpokas.· The police surgeon is often a close colleague in general practice.· She had no senior heavyweight figure like Cherwell or Swinton to advise her, and indeed no close colleague at all.
· Diplomatically, she pointed to where her male colleagues were standing.· Few were in the top echelons, and they regularly fell behind their male colleagues in promotions and salary increases.· There was a brief scuffle at the entrance between photographers and a male colleague with the Marquess.· Leslie was hurt after racing to back up male colleagues trying to catch the suspect in Wavertree, Liverpool.· None of these skills are recognized by their male colleagues in the workplace.· Meanwhile it is male colleagues who have largely benefited from this anti-lesbianism.· She was paid as much as her male colleagues, and earned every penny.· Earlier this month a male colleague, also on the holiday, was dismissed.
· When the case came to ministerial colleagues, it was these arguments that prevailed.· I am sure that one of my ministerial colleagues will want to inform the House tomorrow.· The general impatience among intellectuals, journalists ... And some of your ministerial colleagues?
· He met up with old colleagues such as Mike Evans and Graham Knight who gave him a typically ex-London welcome.· It was then the moment for old colleagues to catch up on old times.· Arthur Newsholme, Newman's older colleague, had his origins in a similar nonconformist background.· There was a bearer party, old friends and colleagues of Harry's.· An older colleague injured in the leg in the shooting has since been discharged from hospital.· Following the formal presentation tea and sandwiches were available as old friends and colleagues met.· It also carries all the hallmarks of our old colleagues, Karmann of Osnabrück.
· If you are new, decide which senior colleagues would support you in your work.· Moreover his senior colleagues shared his vision for change in his division and in Southwest as a whole.· Most of his senior colleagues, and his predecessor, Marvin Runyon, came from the same stable.· Steve and his senior colleagues persisted.· Another of that 1975 troika, Vladimir Skorodenko, is now Genieva's senior colleague.· The appointments committees increasingly rely on recommendations from senior colleagues in the field.· Mr Smith had the overwhelming support of his senior colleagues and the main trades union leaders.· Haslam was backed up by a four-man team of senior colleagues, all of whom were highly professional.
VERB
· Lastly, general practitioners must feel confident to ask a colleague for advice if poor control of symptoms persists.· Y., also asked his former colleagues not to be discouraged.· To guard the Church's other flank, Taylor was asked by his colleagues to write a book against Roman Catholicism.· They agreed to ask their respective colleagues to come to an air-clearing session in Scottsdale.· Now a group of senior players have asked colleagues who have Easter holiday plans to return for the Orrell game.· If not, ask colleagues you are friendly with to support you if you have to be alone with that person.· Her last evening - last Saturday - I suggested she asked a few hospital colleagues in for pasta, which she did.· None has commented publicly, but they are asking colleagues to come to their defence.
· He met up with old colleagues such as Mike Evans and Graham Knight who gave him a typically ex-London welcome.· At the same time that I met Linda, another colleague at Hunter made an impression on me.· However, it is an ideal opportunity to meet one's colleagues on a regular basis and to discuss matters of concern.· People no longer had access to their shops and offices, nor were they able to meet with their colleagues and neighbours.· You've never considered whether I might be bored stiff meeting your work colleagues.· The social evening held at Royston was very enjoyable, a fine opportunity to meet our colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere.· It is good to meet and discuss with colleagues how your work is going and to enjoy a day of movement together.· Harrison met his party colleagues for a celebration dinner on the outskirts of the city.
· Mollie can't believe her new shape and tells me that her colleagues can't get over the transformation either.· Bliley told his colleagues that the amendment would kill the compromise he struggled to craft.· Stirling's R.A.F. confidant made arrangements for converting the aircraft but did nothing about telling any of his colleagues planning the operation.· I thought it foolhardy and told my colleague John so.· Use community policing, he told his colleagues, and track down the title owners of drug houses.
someone you work with – used especially by professional people SYN  co-worker:  a colleague of mine from the bank She discussed the idea with some of her colleagues.THESAURUScolleague someone who you work with in a company or organization, for example someone working in the same office, or someone teaching in the same school: · Friends and former colleagues described him as a kind and caring man.· She discovered that her male colleagues were earning more than she was.workmate British English someone who you work with. Workmate is more informal than colleague: · He went out for a drink with his workmates.coworker American English someone who you work with: · I was sad to say goodbye to all of my coworkers.associate someone who you work with, especially another businessman or businesswoman: · They are close friends and business associates.staff all the people who work for an organization: · The company employs a total of 520 staff.· a staff meeting
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