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laird

/lerd/ /lɛːd/ /lɛəɹd/

Meanings
noun

地主，乡绅

The owner of a Scottish estate; a member of the landed gentry, a landowner.

Examples :

"The laird surveyed his fields, pleased with the bountiful harvest. "
这位地主巡视着他的田地，对丰收的景象感到非常满意。
property person history society
verb

发号施令， 作威作福。

Chiefly as laird it over: to behave like a laird, particularly to act haughtily or to domineer; to lord (it over).

Examples :

"Since he was the manager's son, he often lairded it over the other employees, telling them what to do even when it wasn't his place. "
因为他是经理的儿子，所以他经常对其他员工发号施令，作威作福，即使那不是他该管的事，他也总是指手画脚。
attitude character society person

Related Words

Illustration landowner

landowner noun

/ˈlændˌəʊ.nə/ /ˈlændˌoʊ.nɚ/

地主，土地所有者

"The landowner built a fence around the property to keep the cows in. "

这个地主在自己的土地周围建了一道栅栏， чтобы 牛 не跑出去。

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

尤其，特别，格外。

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

这些餐前酒尤其令人兴奋。

Illustration gathered

gathered verb

/ˈɡæðəd/ /ˈɡæðɚd/

聚集，收集

"Example Sentence: "She gathered her books and papers before leaving the library." "

她离开图书馆之前，把她的书本和文件都收拢了起来。

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followed verb

/ˈfɒləʊd/ /ˈfɑloʊd/

跟随，追随，跟从。

"Follow that car!"

跟着那辆车！

Illustration employees

employees noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/ /ˌemplɔɪˈiːz/

雇员，员工，职工。

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

鼓励员工更努力工作的一个方法是给他们奖励。

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addressed verb

/əˈdɹɛst/

准备， 预备

"She addressed herself to the difficult task by breaking it into smaller steps. "

她通过把难题分解成小步骤来准备自己，从而应对这个难题。

Illustration domineer

domineer verb

/ˌdɑːməˈnɪr/ /ˌdɒməˈnɪr/

专横，跋扈。

"The older brother tends to domineer his younger siblings, telling them what to do and never listening to their opinions. "

这个哥哥总是很专横地管着他的弟弟妹妹们，告诉他们该做什么，从来不听他们的意见。

Illustration haughtily

haughtily adverb

/ˈhɔːtɪli/

傲慢地

"She looked at him haughtily."

她傲慢地看着他。

Illustration bountiful

bountiful adjective

/ˈbaʊntɪfʌl/ [ˈbaʊ̯n(ɾ)əfəɫ]

丰富，充足。

"They enjoyed a wet summer and a bountiful harvest."

他们经历了一个多雨的夏季，并迎来了丰盛的收成。

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gathering noun

/ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/

聚会，集会。

"I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists."

我是在一个工程师和科学家们的聚会上认识她的。

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patronymic noun

/ˌpætrəˈnɪmɪk/ /ˈpætrənɪmɪk/

父名，以父为名

"In many cultures, the last name "Johnson" is a patronymic, meaning it originally identified someone as the son of John. "

在许多文化中，“Johnson”这个姓氏是一个父名，意思是它最初用来表明某人是约翰的儿子 (以约翰为名)。

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surveyed verb

/sərˈveɪd/ /sɜːˈveɪd/ /sərˈveɪəd/ /sɜːˈveɪəd/

调查，勘察，俯瞰

"He stood on a hill, and surveyed the surrounding country."

他站在山顶上，俯瞰着周围的乡村景色。