director

noun

1. 董事；理事；经理
   one of a group of senior managers who run a company
   1. the managing director
      总经理
   2. an executive/non-executive director
      执行 / 非执行董事
   3. He's on the board of directors .
      他是董事会成员。
2. （某一活动的）负责人；（公司部门的）主任，经理；（学院的）院长
   a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company, a college, etc.
   1. the musical director
      音乐总监
   2. a regional director
      地区主管
   3. the director of education
      教育局长
3. （电影、戏剧等的）导演
   a person in charge of a film/movie or play who tells the actors and staff what to do

1. （戏剧、电影、电视等的）导演
   The director of a play, film, or television programme is the person who decides how it will appear on stage or screen, and who tells the actors and technical staff what to do.
2. N-COUNT 主任;主管;署长;局长
   In some organizations and public authorities, the person in charge is referred to as the director .
   1. ...the director of the intensive care unit at Guy's Hospital.
      盖伊医院重症护理病房的主任
   2. ...the Director of Public Prosecutions...
      (英格兰以及威尔士的)检察官
   3. She has just been appointed artistic director of Queensland Theatre Company.
      她刚刚被任命为昆士兰剧团的艺术总监。
3. N-COUNT (公司的)经理，董事
   The directors of a company are its most senior managers, who meet regularly to make important decisions about how it will be run.
   1. He served on the board of directors of a local bank.
      他是当地一家银行的董事会成员之一。
   2. ...Karl Uggerholt, the financial director of Braun UK.
      卡尔·乌格洛尔特，贝朗英国分公司的财务经理
4. (管弦乐队或合唱团的)指挥
   The director of an orchestra or choir is the person who is conducting it.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 conductor

1. He will remain affiliated with the firm as a special associate director.
   他将作为特别副经理继续为该公司工作。
2. I asked to see the Director.
   我要求见主任。
3. Mr Lin is associate director of the Institute
   林先生是研究所的副所长。
4. She has just been appointed artistic director of Queensland Theatre Company.
   她刚刚被任命为昆士兰剧团的艺术总监。
5. He served on the board of directors of a local bank.
   他是当地一家银行的董事会成员之一。
6. I escalated to the dizzy heights of director's secretary.
   我升到了总经理秘书这一显赫高位。
7. One former director embezzled$ 34 million in company funds.
   一名前主管挪用了3,400万美元的公司资金。
8. No cinema director had a more profound effect in pushing the envelope of acceptable family entertainment.
   在挑战家庭娱乐片的接受程度方面，没有哪个电影导演比他的影响更深远。
9. He made the mistake of trying to extract further information from our director
   他犯了个错误，不该试图从我们的主管那里打探更多的信息。
10. Before becoming a full-blown director, he worked as the film editor on Citizen Kane.
    在成为一名完全成熟的导演之前，他曾经是电影《公民凯恩》的剪辑师。
11. At Opera North he will be in harness with Paul Daniel, the conductor appointed music director last year.
    在北方歌剧公司，他将和去年指挥指定的音乐总监保罗·丹尼尔通力合作。
12. He was hauled before the managing director and fired.
    他被叫去见总裁，然后就被解雇了。
13. Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.
    尼基作为公共关系主管，需要花很多时间与别人打交道。
14. He is presently the medical director for the Fellowship of World Christians.
    他目前是世界基督徒团契的主任医师。
15. During the film's production, the director wanted to shoot a riot scene but the filming was blocked
    在影片摄制期间，导演想拍摄一个暴乱场面，但是被禁止了。
16. I was promoted to editor and then editorial director
    我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。
17. According to protocol, he first reported to the Director of the hospital
    根据礼节，他先向医院院长报到。
18. The director, Ron Howard, was dissatisfied with Nicole's response even after several retakes.
    虽然重拍了好几次，导演罗恩·霍华德仍然对妮科尔的表现不满意。
19. The director discovered a rich vein of sentimentality
    导演发现了一个丰富的情感源泉。
20. The Hungarian director has completed her powerful Diary trilogy, set against the background of events in her country.
    这名匈牙利导演已经完成了她震撼人心的“日记三部曲”，故事是以发生在她本国的事件为背景。
21. A writer is suing director Steven Spielberg for allegedly stealing his film idea
    一名作家正控告导演史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格涉嫌剽窃了他的电影创意。
22. To cut a long story short, I ended up as managing director.
    长话短说，我最终当上了总经理。
23. The managing director had given himself a pay rise of 20%, taking his salary to £ 20,000
    经理给自己加了20%的薪，使他的薪水达到了2万英镑。
24. The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later
    主管试图对这些问题置之不理，认为都是些细枝末节的小事，可以稍后解决。
25. He recently vacated his post as NHS Personnel Director
    他最近辞去了国民保健署人事主管一职。
26. The director said he had been vindicated by the experts 'report
    主任说专家们的报告证明了他是正确的。
27. The woman was the wife of a film director.
    这个女人是一个电影导演的妻子。
28. He hung about the entrance all day, hoping for a chance to speak to the director.
    他在门口转悠了一整天，企望有机会同局长谈谈。
29. He was fired by the newly-appointed director.
    他被新来的厂长炒了鱿鱼。

noun

1. the person who leads a musical group

   Synonym:    conductormusic director

2. someone who controls resources and expenditures

   Synonym:    managermanaging director

3. someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

   Synonym:    theater directortheatre director

4. member of a board of directors

5. the person who directs the making of a film

   Synonym:    film director