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chief superintendent

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌchief superinˈtendent noun [countable]  SCPa British police officer of high rank 〔英国警察的〕总警司,警务长
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chief superintendentManciple disappeared and Stephen was questioned by a chief superintendent called Malm.Note. -There is a separate procedure under section 86 for dealing with complaints against senior officers above the rank of chief superintendent.Blanche did not like the chief superintendent glowing smugly over her mistake.The chief superintendent had something else to tell her.The chief superintendent seemed to revel in the reprimand he issued to her.The chief superintendent was pleased with himself.
a British rank Corpus police of high officer


chief superintendent
ˌchief superinˈtendent noun [countable]
a British police officer of high rank


chief superintendentBrE /ˌtʃiːf ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt/ 🔊, /ˌtʃiːf ˌsjuːpərɪnˈtendənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtʃiːf ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt/ 🔊 noun(in Britain) a police officer above the rank of superintendent (英国警察的)总警司,警务长