squire

英 ['skwaɪə(r)] 美 ['skwaɪər]

• n. 护卫；侍从；乡绅；大地主
• v. 侍从；护卫

英英释义

Noun:

1. young nobleman attendant on a knight

2. an English country landowner

3. a man who attends or escorts a woman

Verb:

1. attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The squire can win a number of points as he represents the team for all contests on foot including archery and armoured foot combat.
   护卫代表小组参加徒步搏击的所有项目,包括箭术和身着盔甲的徒步对抗赛,也有机会为小组夺分。
2. A young squire won his spurs in battle.
   一年轻随从因作战英勇而获得骑士称号。
3. The squire was hard at work at Bristol.
   乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。
4. What the squire said is absolutely nonsense!
   这个乡绅的话纯属一派胡言！
5. There was no real squire in the village.
   这个村子没有真正的大地主。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The strong man was hired to squire the old lady.
   那个大汉受雇护卫这位老妇人。

经典引文

• She has a date...Her squire is handsome Dave Townsend.

  出自：Publishers Weekly

• The girl he'd been squiring had abandoned him.

  出自： R. Frame

• Millais squired his daughter to..parties.

  出自： G. Daly

词汇搭配

• white squire 白扈从
• squire of ladies 对妇女献殷勤的男子,...
• squire of dames 对妇女侍奉周到的男人...
• knight squire of the pad 剪径强盗
• squire of the pad 拦路贼,剪径强盗...

近反义词

【近义词】

• landlord 地主
• landowner 地主
• lord 君王
• laird <苏>地主
• owner 所有人
• proprietor 所有人
• usher 带位员
• landholder 地主
• accompany 陪伴
• attendant 伴随的
• escort 护送者
• retainer 保持者
• gentleman 绅士
• marshal 陆空军元帅
• steward 乘务员
• man 男人
• servant 仆人
• page 页
• gallant 英勇的