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dean

/diːn/

Meanings
noun

院长，系主任

A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).

Examples :

"The dean of students met with the student council to discuss the recent campus vandalism. "
学生事务院长与学生会会面，讨论了最近发生的校园破坏事件。
education organization job person

Related Words

Illustration ecclesiastical

ecclesiastical adjective

/əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/

教会的， церковной (borrowed from Russian)

"ecclesiastical architecture"

教会建筑

Illustration vandalism

vandalism noun

/ˈvændəlɪzm̩/

故意破坏，恶意破坏

"As we turned down the street I was appalled by the vandalism: spray paint and smashed windows that were everywhere."

当我们转入那条街时，眼前的恶意破坏让我震惊：到处都是喷漆涂鸦和被砸碎的窗户。

Illustration rehearsals

rehearsals noun

/rəˈhɜːrsəlz/ /rɪˈhɜːrsəlz/

排练，彩排

"The actors spent weeks in rehearsals preparing for the school play. "

演员们花了几个星期的时间进行排练，为学校的戏剧表演做准备。

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

大学，高校。

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

我姐姐正在上大学，学习工程学。

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。

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disciplinary noun

/dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/ /ˈdɪs.ə.pləˌnɛɹi/

处分，纪律处分

"The student's tardiness resulted in a disciplinary. "

那个学生因为迟到受到了纪律处分。

Illustration dignitary

dignitary noun

/ˈdɪɡnɪtɹi/

要人，达官显贵.

"The visiting dignitary, the mayor of the sister city, was greeted with a warm welcome. "

来访的要人，也就是姐妹城市的市长，受到了热烈的欢迎。

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responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

负责人，责任人

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

这个项目的负责人是玛丽亚。(Zhè ge xiàngmù de fùzérén shì Mǎlìyà.)

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overlooking verb

/ˌoʊvərˈlʊkɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvərˈlʊkɪŋˌ/

俯瞰， 俯视.

"Our hotel room overlooks the lake."

我们的酒店房间可以俯瞰湖面。

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presiding verb

/prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ/ /priˈzaɪdɪŋ/

主持，主管。

"The teacher is presiding over the class discussion. "

老师正在主持班级讨论。

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subordinate noun

/səˈbɔːrdənət/ /ˈsɔːbɔːrdənət/

下属，部下。

"The subordinate in the student council is responsible for organizing the school dances. "

学生会的下属负责组织学校舞会。

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cathedral adjective

/kəˈθiː.dɹəl/

主教座堂的, 主教的

"The cathedral chapter of the school held a special meeting to discuss the new bishop's plans. "

主教座堂学校的教士会举行了一次特别会议，讨论新主教的计划。