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Baron High Oil Member Call Industry S 英

英语单词 baron
英美音标 英 ['bærən] 美 ['bærən]
中文释义 n.【C】男爵(英国世袭的最低级的贵族爵位);巨头(尤指商界)
英语例句 (1) The Baron was in high good humour.
(2) Then changed, I trow, was that bold Baron's brow.
(3) Her father is an oil baron.
(4) One of his friends is a steel baron.
(5) Henry Ford was an automobile baron.
中文例句 (1) 男爵情绪很好。
(2) 我相信,那勇敢男爵的表情已有变化。
(3) 她父亲是一位石油大王。
(4) 他的一位朋友是钢铁大王。
(5) 亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
vocabulary简明 A baron is a nobleman — a member of the aristocracy. Barons are also important, powerful businessmen with huge influence over their industries. In Britain, a baron is called “Lord,” but in the States, we call them “rich.”
vocabulary扩展 Barons are members of the aristocracy — wealthy people born into power and influence. How high a baron ranks depends on the country, but the title always carries respect. Similarly, a business leader who is rich, powerful, and influential is a baron. The term is used in phrases such as oil baron and baron of industry. You can also call that kind of baron a big businessman, magnate, mogul, top executive, or tycoon.
柯林斯解释
1
[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

2
[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

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