squire

英 [ˈskwaɪə(r)]

美 [ˈskwaɪər]

n.  (旧时英格兰的)乡绅，大地主; (男子对另一男子的友好称呼)先生; (旧时骑士的)扈从

复数：squires　过去分词：squired　现在分词：squiring　过去式：squired　第三人称单数：squires　

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BNC.9854 / COCA.22723

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时英格兰的）乡绅，大地主
  (in the past in England) a man of high social status who owned most of the land in a particular country area
• （男子对另一男子的友好称呼）先生
  used by a man as a friendly way of addressing another man
  1. What can I get you, Squire?
     您要点什么，先生？
• （旧时骑士的）扈从
  (in the past) a young man who was an assistant to a knight before becoming a knight himself

柯林斯词典

• (旧时英国的)乡绅，大地主
  In former times, thesquireof an English village was the man who owned most of the land in it.
• N-VOC 先生(有些男性对不相识的同性友好的尊称)
  Some men usesquireto address a man they do not know in a friendly but respectful way.
  1. Hard luck, squire.
     运气真差，先生。

英英释义

noun

• an English country landowner
• young nobleman attendant on a knight
• a man who attends or escorts a woman
  Synonym:gallant

verb

• attend upon as a squire

双语例句

• 'I don't want your thanks!' cried the squire.
  我不需要你道谢！乡绅喊道。
• 'Livesey, that must have been you or Hawkins,' cried the squire.
  利维塞，肯定是你或霍金斯说出去的。乡绅又嚷道。
• Will your squire be generous if I do, do you think?
  如果我帮你们脱险，那位乡绅先生会不会比较慷慨？
• 'Now, captain,' said the squire, 'you were right, and I was wrong.
  我说船长，乡绅说，你当时没说错，错的是我。
• After dinner the squire and the doctor sat by the captain's side a while in consultation;
  午饭后，乡绅和医生在船长身旁坐了下来，一同商讨军情。
• Good-bye to the Hispaniola, good-bye to the squire, the doctor, and the captain!
  再见吧，西斯潘尼奥拉号；再见吧，乡绅、大夫和船长！
• The captain, the squire, and I were talking matters over in the cabin.
  船长、乡绅和我在房舱里商量对策。
• I had never seen the squire so near at hand.
  我这是第一次隔着这么近打量乡绅。
• Like many Devon villages, we had no real squire.
  像德文郡的许多乡村一样，我们没有真正的乡绅。
• "Well, I am sorry the squire can't come yet," says my landlord.
  “很遗憾，那位先生还不能来，”我的男主人说。