[N-COUNT; N-TITLE 可数名词;头衔名词]男爵(贵族爵位中最低的一级) A baron is a man who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility.
[BRIT 英]
...their stepfather, Baron Michael Distemple.
他们的继父,迈克尔·迪斯腾普尔男爵
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]巨头;大王;大亨 You can use baron to refer to someone who controls a large amount of a particular industry or activity and who is therefore extremely powerful.
[with supp]
...the battle against the drug barons.
打击毒枭之战
...the British press barons.
英国新闻业巨子
Oxford
baron/ˈbærən; NAmEˈbærən/noun1a noblemanof the lowest rank. In Britain, baronsuse the title Lord;in other countries they use the title Baron.男爵(贵族中的最末一等。英国男爵头衔为 Lord ;其他国家为 Baron)2a person who owns or controls a large part of a particular industry 工商业钜头◆a press baron报业大王◆drug barons毒枭baronbaronsbaron/ˈbærən; NAmEˈbærən/
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baronbar‧on /ˈbærən/ noun [countable]
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1a man who is a member of a low rank of the British nobility or of a rank of European nobility2a businessman with a lot of power or influence: drug barons conservative press barons like Beaverbrook →
robber baron
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