commander-in-chief

音标发音

• 英式音标 [kəˌmɑːn.dər.ɪnˈtʃiːf]
• 美式音标 [kəˌmæn.dɚ.ɪnˈtʃiːf]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n.总司令

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• He rendered a report to the commander-in-chief.
  他向总司令作了汇报。
• IF THERE is one thing conservatives agree on, it is that Barack Obama is not tough enough to be commander-in-chief.
  如果保守党在一件事上态度一致，那就是巴拉克•奥巴马还作为总司令还不够强硬。
• Meetings in the past between an outgoing and incoming president have amounted to little more than reminiscing, accompanied by a little advice on what to expect as US commander-in-chief.
  以往，在即将卸任和上任的总统之间进行的会面多数乏善可陈，不过是对美国未来的陆海军总司令作出的一些小小忠告而已。

原声例句

• This week marked Barack Obama's first month as president -- and his first major action as commander-in-chief.
• He argued that Lincoln had been commander-in-chief of all military forces and had been murdered during wartime.
• But he said his responsibilities as commander-in-chief led him to his decision.

权威例句

• G.s wanted to be for Obama, but needed some help visualizing him as Commander-in-Chief.
  NEWYORKER: Battle Plans

词组短语

短语

• commander -in-chief of armed 三军总司令
• Commander -in-Chief Ball 总司令舞会
• deputy commander -in-chief 副总司令
• air forces commander -in-chief 空军总司令
• army commander -in-chief 陆军总司令

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• a commander in charge of all the armed forces of a country or of all the forces fighting in a particular area or operation

柯林斯英英字典

• A commander-in-chief is an officer in charge of all the forces in a particular area.