单词 | marshal |
释义 | marshal (once / 336 pages) nv A federal marshal knocks on your door. You panic: a marshal is a law officer. What do you do? You marshal your thoughts, that is, put them in order. Marshal derives from the Old French mareschal, for stable officer. The stable officer had charge of the horses, tending to them, putting them in order, readying them for action. If you are a marshal, you're an officer. If you marshal yourself, you get yourself ready, preparing for action. WORD FAMILYmarshal: marshaled, marshaling, marshalled, marshalling, marshalship+/marshalship: marshalships USAGE EXAMPLESThe cause of the fire remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s office. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Holyoke Fire Department and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the cause of the fire. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Media outlets report that the West Virginia State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the early Saturday blaze in Gilboa. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1n (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper marshall Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970) Sir Arthur Travers HarrisBritish marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) Duc d'ElchingenFrench marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815) Hermann Maurice Saxea French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) Paul Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von HindenburgGerman field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934) Joseph Jacques Cesaire JoffreFrench field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931) First Earl Kitchener of KhartoumBritish field marshal (1850-1916) Mikhail Ilarionovich KutuzovRussian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition to Napoleon (1745-1813) Erwin RommelGerman field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944) Karl Rudolf Gerd von RundstedtGerman field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953) Archibald Percival WavellBritish field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950) field marshal an officer holding the highest rank in the army commissioned military officer a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps 2n a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper marshall James Butler Hickock frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876) air marshal, sky marshal a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight law officer, lawman, peace officer an officer of the law 3v place in proper rank marshal the troops Hyper lay, place, pose, position, put, set put into a certain place or abstract location 4v arrange in logical order marshal facts or arguments Hyper arrange, set up put into a proper or systematic order 5v make ready for action or use marshal resources Syn|Hyper mobilise, mobilize, summon collect, garner, gather, pull together assemble or get together 6v lead ceremoniously, as in a procession Hyper show, usher take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums |
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