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chaperon

/ˈʃæ.pəˌɹəʊn/ /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/

Meanings
noun

陪护人，监护人

An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.

Examples :

"The school required a teacher to act as a chaperon at the dance to ensure students behaved responsibly. "
学校要求一位老师在舞会上担任陪护，以确保学生们行为举止得体。
culture family society tradition entertainment human person sex age

Related Words

Illustration procession

procession noun

/pɹəˈsɛʃən/

行进, 队伍, 游行.

"The graduation ceremony ended with a slow procession of students leaving the auditorium. "

毕业典礼在学生们缓缓行进离开礼堂的队伍中结束了。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration preventing

preventing verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ/

阻止，防止，避免

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

我定期刷牙，是为了防止牙齿变黄。

Illustration unmarried

unmarried noun

/ʌnˈmæɹid/ /ʌnˈmɛɹid/

未婚者，单身人士。

"Many unmarried students live in the dorms. "

很多未婚的学生住在宿舍里。

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

棉被，被子.

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

我奶奶给她床买了一床新的厚棉被。

Illustration supervises

supervises verb

/ˈsupərˌvaɪzɪz/ /ˈsuːpərˌvaɪzɪz/

监督，主管

"Without someone to supervise them, the group will lack direction."

如果没有人监督他们，这个团队就会失去方向。

Illustration ornamental

ornamental noun

/ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/ /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/

观赏植物，装饰植物

"My grandmother's garden has many beautiful ornamental plants. "

我奶奶的花园里有很多漂亮的观赏植物。

Illustration responsibly

responsibly adverb

/rɪˈspɒnsɪbli/ /rɪˈspɑːnsɪbli/

负责地，尽责地

"The student completed her homework responsibly, carefully checking each answer. "

学生认真负责地完成了作业，仔细检查了每一个答案。

Illustration undertaker

undertaker noun

/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkə(ɹ)/

殡仪师，丧葬承办人。

"The undertaker arranged a simple but dignified funeral for Mrs. Davis. "

殡仪师为戴维斯夫人安排了一个简单但庄重的葬礼。

Illustration interactions

interactions noun

/ˌɪntəˈrækʃənz/

互动， 交互作用.

"Be aware of interactions between different medications."

注意不同药物之间的相互作用。

Illustration graduation

graduation noun

/ˌɡɹædʒuˈeɪʃən/

毕业，毕业典礼.

"After years of hard work, Maria's graduation from university was a joyful celebration. "

经过多年的努力，玛丽亚从大学毕业并拿到毕业证，这真是一场令人高兴的庆祝。

Illustration accompanies

accompanies verb

/əˈkʌmpəniz/

陪伴，陪同，跟随。

"Geoffrey accompanied the group on their pilgrimage."

杰弗里陪同该团完成了他们的朝圣之旅。