| 单词 | ranger |
| 释义 | ranger (once / 3559 pages) 1n 2n A ranger is a person who takes care of a park or a piece of land. A park ranger makes sure the rules are followed and provides information to visitors. Someone who takes a job as a forest ranger might patrol an area of wooded land, watching for fire danger and enforcing the rules. A ranger's tasks can vary from teaching kids about local plants and animals to fighting fires to arresting people who break laws in a state or national park. The original rangers were British employees of the king or queen who would "range" throughout the woods looking for poachers — people who illegally hunted on royal land. WORD FAMILYranger: rangers USAGE EXAMPLESBut that’s rapidly changing, park ranger John Marciano said. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Douglas shire council wants the state government to allow trained Indigenous rangers and other locals in remote areas to share that responsibility. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) As a National Trust ranger on the Cothele estate in Cornwall, my job involves everything from stonewalling and tree felling to running activities for schoolchildren. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) 1 n an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper fire warden, forest fire fighter coyote a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time) fire fighter, fire-eater, firefighter, fireman a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires functionary, officiala worker who holds or is invested with an office n a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids Syn|Hyper commando man, military man, military personnel, serviceman someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force Ranger (once / 1097 pages) n WORD FAMILY Ranger: Rangers USAGE EXAMPLESRangers and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists are surveying the area. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He was selected in the first round, sixth overall by the New York Rangers at the 2004 draft. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) New York Rangers are eliminated from playoffs again. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) n a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier Syn|Hyper Texas Ranger law officer, lawman, peace officer an officer of the law |
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