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

  1. (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
    1. (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
      1. What can I get you, Squire?
        您要点什么,先生?
    2. (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

      1. (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.
        1. 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.
          1. Hard luck, squire.
            运气真差,先生。

        双语例句

        1. 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。
        2. Hard luck, squire.
          运气真差,先生。
        3. 'Tomorrow I start for Bristol,' said Squire Trelawney.
          明天我就去布里斯托尔,乡绅说。
        4. '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?
        5. 'I don't want your thanks!' cried the squire.
          我不需要你道谢!乡绅喊道。
        6. 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。
        7. 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。
        8. '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。
        9. 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。
        10. 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。
        11. 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。
        12. 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。
        13. The squire was hard at work at Bristol.
          乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。
        14. 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。
        15. "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。
        16. 'Tom,' said the squire, 'say you forgive me, won't you?'
          汤姆,乡绅说,说你宽恕我了,好吗?
        17. '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。
        18. 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?
        19. Things hadn't been the same since the old squire died.
          老乡绅去世后情形就不一样了。
        20. 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?
        21. 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。
        22. 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。
        23. 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。
        24. 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。
        25. 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。
        26. 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。
        27. 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!
        28. 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。
        29. '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。
        30. 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

        1. an English country landowner

          1. young nobleman attendant on a knight

            1. a man who attends or escorts a woman

                Synonym:    gallant

              verb

              1. attend upon as a squire