squire
英 [ˈskwaɪə(r)]
美 [ˈskwaɪər]
n. (旧时英格兰的)乡绅,大地主; (男子对另一男子的友好称呼)先生; (旧时骑士的)扈从
复数:squires过去分词:squired现在分词:squiring过去式:squired第三人称单数:squires
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BNC.9854 / COCA.22723
牛津词典
noun
- (旧时英格兰的)乡绅,大地主
(in the past in England) a man of high social status who owned most of the land in a particular country area
- (男子对另一男子的友好称呼)先生
used by a man as a friendly way of addressing another man
- What can I get you, Squire?
您要点什么,先生?
- (旧时骑士的)扈从
(in the past) a young man who was an assistant to a knight before becoming a knight himself
柯林斯词典
- (旧时英国的)乡绅,大地主
In former times, the squire of an English village was the man who owned most of the land in it.
- N-VOC 先生(有些男性对不相识的同性友好的尊称)
Some men use squire to address a man they do not know in a friendly but respectful way.
- Hard luck, squire.
运气真差,先生。
双语例句
- The whole place was the romantic vision of the paternalist local squire.
这整个地方就是那位家长式乡绅的浪漫想象。
- Hard luck, squire.
运气真差,先生。
- 'Tomorrow I start for Bristol,' said Squire Trelawney.
明天我就去布里斯托尔,乡绅说。
- 'And now, squire, said the doctor,' you have heard of this Flint, I suppose?
那么,乡绅先生,大夫说,你听说过这位弗林特船长,对吗?
- 'I don't want your thanks!' cried the squire.
我不需要你道谢!乡绅喊道。
- Get the captain and squire down to the cabin, and then make some pretence to send for me.
快让船长和乡绅到船舱去,然后再假装有事找我。
- After dinner the squire and the doctor sat by the captain's side a while in consultation;
午饭后,乡绅和医生在船长身旁坐了下来,一同商讨军情。
- 'Now, captain,' said the squire, 'you were right, and I was wrong.
我说船长,乡绅说,你当时没说错,错的是我。
- And then as he saw the squire's letter, he seemed to me to give something almost like a start.
这时,他看到了乡绅写给他的信,脸上立刻露出了奇怪的表情,我觉得他像是吃了一惊。
- Like many Devon villages, we had no real squire.
像德文郡的许多乡村一样,我们没有真正的乡绅。
- I had never seen the squire so near at hand.
我这是第一次隔着这么近打量乡绅。
- The Squire'll be angry because you married her in secret, and he'll disinherit you.
父亲会因为你偷偷娶了她而生气的,并且会取消你的继承权。
- The squire was hard at work at Bristol.
乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。
- Perhaps, sir, you don't like the ship?'said the squire, angrily.
“也许,先生,您不喜欢这条船?”乡绅不高兴地问道。
- "Well, I am sorry the squire can't come yet," says my landlord.
“很遗憾,那位先生还不能来,”我的男主人说。
- 'Tom,' said the squire, 'say you forgive me, won't you?'
汤姆,乡绅说,说你宽恕我了,好吗?
- 'Mr Dance,' said the squire, 'you are a very noble fellow.
丹斯先生,乡绅说道,你是个非常高尚的人。
- Will your squire be generous if I do, do you think?
如果我帮你们脱险,那位乡绅先生会不会比较慷慨?
- Things hadn't been the same since the old squire died.
老乡绅去世后情形就不一样了。
- Cried the squire. 'Have you heard the story?
乡绅嚷了起来,难道你刚才没有听丹斯说吗?
- On Christmas eve, the squire would give a party for all the people who worked on his estate.
在圣诞夜,大地主会给他庄园的所有工作人员举办个晚会。
- The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
船长、乡绅和我在房舱里商量对策。
- In the country he played the squire, while in town he became the spy.
他在乡下扮演老爷的角色,在城里却变成了间谍。
- The squire was waiting for me at the stern window, all his faintness gone from him.
乡绅在船尾的窗口等着我,一扫刚才那种沮丧的神情。
- I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.
我告诉他乡绅是世界上最宽宏大量的人。
- This was the first that Jim heard, the sound of the squire's shot not having reached him.
这就是吉姆听到的第一声炮响&乡绅的枪声没有传到他的耳朵里。
- Good-bye to the Hispaniola, good-bye to the squire, the doctor, and the captain!
再见吧,西斯潘尼奥拉号;再见吧,乡绅、大夫和船长!
- I assure you I was quite of the squire's way of thinking, and hated the captain deeply.
我可以向大家保证,当时我和乡绅的看法完全一致,我恨透了船长。
- 'Livesey, that must have been you or Hawkins,' cried the squire.
利维塞,肯定是你或霍金斯说出去的。乡绅又嚷道。
- I knew no harm of Bonaparte and plenty of the Squire.
对于波拿巴和侍从们我向无恶意。
英英释义
noun
- an English country landowner
- young nobleman attendant on a knight
- a man who attends or escorts a woman
Synonym: gallant
verb
- attend upon as a squire