sheikh

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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sheikh, sheik /ʃeɪk $ ʃiːk/ noun [countable]  1. PGHIGH POSITION OR RANKan Arab ruler or prince 〔阿拉伯的〕酋长，族长，首领；王子2. RRIa Muslim religious leader or teacher 〔伊斯兰教的〕领袖，教士，教长

Examples from the Corpus

sheikh• A sheikh was summoned and with his authority and before a vast concourse of onlookers the tomb was reopened.• Rape, arson, sell me little sister to an A-rab sheikh?• He was a religious sheikh and presided at the mosque the girl's father attended.• Raimondo, the designer, was frantic; an oil-rich sheikh was coming in for a private showing with his wives.• It is a tradition in which each devotee must have a direct relationship with a Sufi sheikh.

sheikh nounChinese  

prince an ruler Arab or Corpus

sheikh
sheikh , sheik /ʃeɪk $ ʃiːk/ noun [countable]1. an Arab ruler or prince
2. a Muslim religious leader or teacher

sheikhBrE /ʃeɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ʃeɪk/ 🔊BrE /ʃiːk/ 🔊NAmE /ʃiːk/ 🔊 (also shaikh BrE /ʃeɪk/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃeɪk/ 🔊) nounan Arab prince or leader; the head of an Arab family, village, etc. 谢赫，筛海（阿拉伯的亲王、酋长、首领、族长、村长等）a leader in a Muslim community or organization （穆斯林共同体或组织的）长老