| 单词 | colonel |
| 释义 | colonel (once / 63 pages) n A colonel is a commissioned military officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general. We still say colonel like the French word it comes from, coronel, which means "chief." To your ear, it probably sounds like "kernel." A colonel leads a regiment, but there are many other levels of officers, all generals, above him. Just below the colonel is the lieutenant colonel, which means colonel’s aide, and below that is the rank of major. WORD FAMILYcolonel: colonels USAGE EXAMPLESThe blasts ripped through shops in the Al-Sinek area, a police colonel said, adding that at least 38 people were wounded. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) I wonder why he’s retiring as a colonel?’” Salon(Dec 22, 2016) After an EKU free throw, Williams hit his fifth 3 and the Colonels missed twice before Jordan Butler closed it with two free throws. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) n a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general Hypo|Hyper lieutenant colonel, light colonel a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel commissioned military officer a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps |
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