英语单词 | steward |
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英美音标 | ['stju:wəd] |
中文释义 | n.管理人,招待员,管家,乘务员 |
vocab简明 | A steward is someone who takes care of the grounds or animals of a particular place. If your parents are always traveling and you have to take care of your six younger siblings, you probably feel like the steward of the house. |
vocab扩展 | You might have heard the term "stewardess," a female flight attendant, but the name has trickled out of use in favor of the gender-neutral "flight attendant." A steward is the male version of that. Anyone who takes care of places or people is a steward. You can be a steward of artifacts from an architectural dig. You can also be elected to be the steward of your co-workers retirement fund. Either way, someone's trusting you with their stuff. |
真题原句 | To serve as responsible stewards of the planet, we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic research. |
柯林斯星级 | ★★☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](船舶、飞机或火车上的)男服务员,男乘务员 A steward is a man who works on a ship, plane, or train, looking after passengers and serving meals to them. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](财产)管理员;管家 A steward is someone who has the responsibility for looking after property.
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:shop steward ;(协助组织赛马、游行及其他公共活动的)负责人,管事 A steward is a man or woman who helps to organize a race, march, or other public event.
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来源 | 2005.2 |
Tags: 单词::2005
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