lieutenant

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lieu·ten·ant /lefˈtenənt $ luːˈten-/ noun [countable]  1  a) PMa fairly low rank in the armed forces, or an officer of this rank 陆军中尉；海军上尉；空军中尉 b) PMa fairly high rank in the US police force, or an officer of this rank 〔美国警察的〕警督2. lieutenant colonel/general/governor etc PGOan officer or official with the rank just below colonel, general2, governor etc 中校/中将/副州长等3. REPRESENTsomeone who does work for, or in place of, someone in a higher position 代理官员；副职官员 SYN deputy

Examples from the Corpus

lieutenant• We parted with warm affection and I expect, someday, to hear he has been made a lieutenant.• In 1623 he was deputy lieutenant in Cambridgeshire, and in 1625, a colonel of the Suffolk regiments defending the coasts.• Matheson was appointed lord lieutenant and sheriff principal of the county of Ross in 1866.• Lapointe had been shot, and there was no gun found on the other lieutenant, Lefevre.• Then you can tell the lieutenants that.• The lieutenant bucked like a horse.• The lieutenant snorted in disgust, and strode off around the room to bully his men.• Rojas, 34, is reportedly a trusted lieutenant of Cerpa.Origin lieutenant (1300-1400) French lieu “place” + tenant “holding”

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lieutenant
lieu‧ten‧ant /lefˈtenənt $ luːˈten-/ noun [countable]1.
  a. a fairly low rank in the armed forces, or an officer of this rank
  b. a fairly high rank in the US police force, or an officer of this rank
2. lieutenant colonel/general/Governor etc an officer or official with the rank just below colonel, general², governor etc
3. someone who does work for, or in place of, someone in a higher position
   SYN  deputy

lieu·ten·antBrE /lefˈtenənt/ 🔊NAmE /luːˈtenənt/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation Lieut., Lt) an officer of middle rank in the army, navy, or air force （陆军）中尉；（海军或空军）上尉◆Lieutenant Paul Fisher保罗 · 费希尔陆军中尉  ➡  see also flight lieutenant, second lieutenant, sub lieutenant (in compounds 构成复合词) an officer just below the rank mentioned 仅低于…官阶的官员◆a lieutenant colonel中校(in the US) a police officer of fairly high rank （美国警察的）一定级别的警官a person who helps sb who is above them in rank or who performs their duties when that person is unable to 副职官员；助理官员；代理官员