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chief inspector

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌchief inˈspector noun [countable]  SCPa British police officer of middle rank 〔英国的〕警察总督察,总巡官
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chief inspectorI think Tomlinson will do a good job and restore credibility as chief inspector.Mr Blunkett was speaking last weekend as the outgoing chief inspector of prisons, Sir David Ramsbotham, called for legalisation.A police chief inspector, an optician and the general manager of Lerwick Harbour Trust were among those who saw it.I assume the present senior chief inspector will produce his annual report next year.Mr. Straw To try to suggest that the senior chief inspector agreed to 175 is preposterous.In February, the then senior chief inspector, Eric Bolton, decided to resign.His daughter's beauty had never ceased to surprise the chief inspector.Swod paused, as though expecting everything to be clear now to the chief inspector.
ˌchief inˈspector nounChineseSyllable
rank of officer a middle police British Corpus


chief inspector
ˌchief inˈspector noun [countable]
a British police officer of middle rank


chief inspectorBrE /ˌtʃiːf ɪnˈspektə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtʃiːf ɪnˈspektər/ 🔊 noun(in Britain) a police officer above the rank of an inspector (英国警察的)总巡官,总督察