governors

英 [ˈgʌvənəz]

美 [ˈgʌvərnərz]

n.  统治者; 管辖者; 总督; (美国的)州长; (学校、学院、医院等机构的)董事，理事
governor的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-TITLE 州长；省长；总督
  In some systems of government, agovernoris a person who is in charge of the political administration of a region or state.
  1. He was governor of the province in the late 1970s...
     他在20世纪70年代末担任该省的省长。
  2. Governor William Livingston addressed the New Jersey Assembly.
     威廉·利文斯顿州长在新泽西州议会上发表了演说。
• N-COUNT （学校、医院等的)董事,理事
  Agovernoris a member of a committee which controls an organization such as a school or a hospital.
  1. Governors are using the increased powers given to them to act against incompetent headteachers.
     董事们运用赋予他们的更大权力罢免不称职的校长。
  2. ...the chairman of the BBC board of governors.
     英国广播公司董事会主席
• N-COUNT （英国一些机构的）主管,总裁
  In some British institutions, thegovernoris the most senior official, who is in charge of the institution.
  1. The incident was reported to the prison governor.
     这一事件已汇报给监狱长。

双语例句

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors.
  地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。
• But the supervisory board, called the Board of Governors, is a government agency responsible to the Congress.
  但是他被称为“总裁理事会”的具有监督作用的理事会是一个政府机构，它向国会负责。
• Some governors have refused money from Washington.
  很多州长已经拒绝了赖子华盛顿的拨款。
• She was invited to join the board of Governors of the opera house.
  她被邀请参加歌剧院的理事会。
• Most governors have veto power over state legislation, analogous to the veto power of the President.
  多数地方长官都有对州立法的否决权，类似于总统的否决权。
• All three were paired with local governors, but it is the party secretary who call the shots.
  这三位省委书记均要与本地人的省长协同工作，但定调子的是省委书记。
• Rupert Murdoch used this argument in 2010 when his company made donations to the Republican Governors Association.
  2010年，鲁珀特•默多克（RupertMurdoch）的公司向美国共和党州长联合会（RepublicanGovernorsAssociation）捐款时，就用了这个理由。
• Three out of four of the last presidents have been governors.
  过去的四个总统中有三个当过州长。
• The notables include five Senators, two Supreme Court judges and three State Governors.
  显要人物包括五名参议员、两名最高法院法官和三名州长。
• State governors and schools chiefs led the effort to develop the standards.
  各州州长和学校校长领导了该项标准。