first lieutenant

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ˌfirst lieuˈtenant noun [countable]  PMa middle rank in the US army, Marines, or Air Force, or someone who has this rank 〔美国陆军、海军陆战队或空军的〕中尉

Examples from the Corpus

first lieutenant• This was Mark Rhoads, a first lieutenant in the Signal Corps who had been carefully selected for the assignment.• A first lieutenant was the highest-ranking officer at the scene.• The yeoman informed him that the public information officer was also the base first lieutenant and had important business else-where.• He was promoted first lieutenant in November 1914 and captain nine months later.• And Graham Gooch's first lieutenant Stewart, the Surrey skipper, will be a key witness at a committee of inquiry.• The first lieutenant also refused and also went below.• We know that you have commanded a submarine and the Lieutenant-Commander was your first lieutenant.

ˌfirst lieuˈtenant nounChineseSyllable  

rank US a in middle the army, Corpus

first lieutenant
ˌfirst lieuˈtenant noun [countable]
a middle rank in the US army, Marines, or Air Force, or someone who has this rank

first lieutenantBrE /ˌfɜːst lefˈtenənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɜːrst luːˈtenənt/ 🔊 nounan officer in the navy with responsibility for managing a ship, etc. under the guidance of the captain 舰务官an officer in the US army and air force just below the rank of a captain （美国陆军和空军的）中尉(informal) a person who is the next most important to sb 第二把手