Dean Diːn Priest Charge N Count 可数名词 University American
The flashcard defines "dean" as a high-ranking official in a university or college, like a faculty dean or department head. It also includes its meaning as a senior priest responsible for priests and churches, and its informal use to denote the most respected member of a group.
The flashcard defines "dean" primarily as a high-ranking official at a university or college, such as a dean of a faculty or a department head. It also covers the religious meaning of a priest in charge of a large church or cathedral, and the colloquial use for the most experienced or respected member of a group.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](大学或学院的)院长,教务长 A dean is an important official at a university or college.
She was Dean of the Science faculty at Sophia University.
她是上智大学科学院的院长。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]教长;座堂主任牧师 A dean is a priest who is the main administrator of a large church.
...Alan Webster, former Dean of St Paul's.
艾伦·韦伯斯特,圣保罗大教堂前教长
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]泰斗;首席;资历最深者 The dean of a group is the most important member of that group.
[usu with supp]
[mainly AM 主美]
...Aaron Copland, who was known as the dean of American composers.
阿隆·科普兰,美国最资深的作曲家
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dean/diːn; NAmEdiːn/noun1(in the Anglican Church 圣公会)a priest of high rank who is in charge of the other priests in a cathedral座堂主任牧师2(alsoˌrural ˈdean)( BrE) a priest who is in charge of the priests of several churches in an area (乡间主管若干教堂牧师的)主任牧师3a person in a university who is in charge of a department of studies (大学的)学院院长,系主任4(in a college or university, especially at Oxford or Cambridge) a person who is responsible for the discipline of students (大学,尤指牛津、剑桥大学的)学监5( NAmE) =
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deandeansdean/diːn; NAmEdiːn/
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deandean /diːn/ noun [countable]
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1a priest of high rank in the Christian church who is in charge of several priests or churches2someone in a university who is responsible for a particular area of work: the admissions dean3American English someone with a lot of experience of a particular job or subjectSYN doyen British Englishdean of Neier is the dean of American human rights activism.
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系主任(48%),学院院长(33%),教务长(19%)
n.院长;系主任;教务长;主持牧师
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