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governor

/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə/ 名词 B1

中文: 省长、州长

  1. The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
  2. A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
  3. A member of a decision-making body (such as a committee) for a larger organization or entity (including some public agencies), similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
  4. A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
  5. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian. (dated)
  6. A pilot; a steersman.

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When the Cobbler happened to fall sick himself of a serious illness, the Governor of the town determined to test his skill.
《Three Hundred Aesop's Fables》,第81页 · B2
The Governor then called a public assembly and addressed the citizens: “Of what folly have you been guilty?
《Three Hundred Aesop's Fables》,第81页 · B2
The Honourable Ronald Adair was the second son of the Earl of Maynooth, at that time governor of one of the Australian colonies.
《The Return of Sherlock Holmes》,第3页 · C1
“There are only,” said the gendarme, “a governor, a garrison, turnkeys, and good thick walls.
《The Count of Monte Cristo》,第74页 · C1

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