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单词 lord
音标
英[lɔ:d] 美[lɔrd]
解释
n.主;领主;上帝;(英国用以称呼法官、主教或某些男性贵族成员,表示尊敬)大人;vi.逞威风;
例句

N-COUNT; N-TITLE
(英国的男性)勋爵
In Britain, a lord is a man who has a high rank in the nobility, for example an earl, a viscount, or a marquis.
例:She married a lord and lives in this huge house in the Cotswolds...她嫁给了一位勋爵,住在科茨沃尔德的这幢大房子里。
例:A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd.几天前,他收到劳埃德勋爵发来的一封电报。

N-VOC
(在英国对法官、主教及某些男性贵族的尊称)阁下,大人
In Britain, judges, bishops, and some male members of the nobility are addressed as 'my Lord'.
例:My lord, I am instructed by my client to claim that the evidence has been tampered with.法官大人,本人受当事人委托,主张此证据已被人篡改。

(用于英国某些高级官员的头衔)
In Britain, Lord is used in the titles of some officials of very high rank.
例:He was Lord Chancellor from 1970 until 1974.他于1970年到1974年间出任大法官。
例:...Sir Brian Hutton, the Lord Chief Justice for Northern Ireland.北爱尔兰首席法官布赖恩·赫顿爵士

N-PROPER-COLL
the Lords同the House of Lords
The Lords is the same as the House of Lords .
例:It's very likely the bill will be defeated in the Lords.该法案很可能会在上议院遭到否决。

N-COUNT
(尤指中世纪的)领主
In former times, especially in medieval times, a lord was a man who owned land or property and who had power and authority over people.
例:It was the home of the powerful lords of Baux.这是权力显赫的波城领主的故居。

N-PROPER
上帝;耶稣基督;主
In the Christian church, people refer to God and to Jesus Christ as the Lord .
例:I know the Lord will look after him...我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
例:She prayed now. 'Lord, help me to find courage.'她马上祈祷道:“上帝呀,请赐我勇气吧。”

N-COUNT
巨头;霸主;泰斗
If you describe a man as the lord of a particular area, industry, or thing, you mean that he has total authority and power over it.
例:A century ago the aristocracy were truly lords of the earth.一个世纪之前,贵族阶层是绝对的统治者。
例:...the lords of the black market.黑市大佬们

EXCLAM
(表示吃惊、懊丧或不快)上帝呀!主呀!天哪!
Lord is used in exclamations such as 'good Lord!' and 'oh Lord!' to express surprise, shock, frustration, or annoyance about something.
例:'Good lord, that's what he is: he's a policeman.'...“我的天哪,他原来是警察呀。”
例:'They didn't fire you for drinking, did they?' — 'Lord, no! I only drink beer, nowadays.'“他们不是因为你喝酒而开除你的吧?”——“天哪,当然不是!我现在只喝啤酒了。”

PHRASE
(强调强烈的情感或信念)众所周知
You can say 'Lord knows' to emphasize something that you feel or believe very strongly.
例:I've got to go home, but Lord knows I dread it.我必须得回家了,不过是个人都知道我很怕回去。

PHRASE
(强调不知情)天晓得,鬼知道,谁知道
You can say 'Lord knows' to emphasize that you do not know something.
例:He would turn up at meetings, but Lord knows where he came from.开会时他便会露面,但鬼知道他从哪里来。

PHRASE
颐指气使;发号施令;指手画脚
If someone lords it over you, they act in a way that shows that they think they are better than you, especially by giving lots of orders.
例:Alex seemed to enjoy lording it over the three girls.亚历克斯好像很喜欢对这3个丫头发号施令。
变形
third:lords~done:lorded~pl:lords~ing:lording~past:lorded~

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