mayor
/meə(r)/
n.
一句话记住
市长;镇长
释义与例句
n.
市长;镇长
the person elected or chosen to lead the government of a city or town
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The mayor announced a new plan to improve public transport.
市长宣布了一项改善公共交通的新计划。
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Local residents elected their first female mayor last year.
当地居民去年选出了首位女市长。
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The mayor met business owners to discuss the town's recovery.
市长会见企业主,讨论这座城镇的复苏问题。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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mayoral 市长的;镇长(职务)的形容词,常用于 mayoral election(市长选举)等正式语境。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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major 主要的;重大的;主修mayor 指市长或镇长,英式发音为 /meə(r)/;major 通常指主要的、重大的,拼写相近但词义和发音不同。Traffic is a major problem in the city centre. 交通是市中心的一个主要问题。
常见搭配
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elect a mayor 选举市长Residents will elect a new mayor in November. 居民将在十一月选出新市长。
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city mayor 市长The city mayor opened the new community centre. 市长为新的社区中心揭幕。
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mayor's office 市长办公室The petition was delivered to the mayor's office this morning. 请愿书今天上午被递交到市长办公室。