1[countableC] (also Lord)PGO a man who has a rank in the aristocracy, especially in Britain, or his title 〔尤指英国的〕贵族(头衔),勋爵 → lady
Lord Salisbury
索尔兹伯里勋爵
2[countableC]SHCLASS IN SOCIETY a man in medievalEurope who was very powerful and owned a lot of land 〔中世纪欧洲的〕领主;庄园主
the feudal lords
封建领主
3.my lordBritish EnglishBrE spokenPGO used to address a judge or bishop, and in the past to address a lord 大人,阁下〔对法官、主教的尊称,旧时用来称呼贵族〕
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my lord• I've been looking for an excuse to cut my lord Heuil out of the pack, and now you give me this.• Look at him, my Lord.• Sometimes there is love - indeed I loved my lord dearly.• No, my lord, I beg you keep this thing secret.• You're not - Oh, my Lord and Saviour!• I fear he is not in such sound health as you may think, my lord.• Visitors to Manchester Arena are greeted with a large crowd, singing, Kum ba yah, my Lord.
4.somebody’s lord and masterOBEYsomeone who must be obeyed because they have power over you – used humorously 某人的老板[主人,上司]〔幽默用法〕
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somebody’s lord and master• Could he bear to see them wired-made vulnerable to the least whim of their lords and masters?• In the rustichumour there were opportunities for pokingfun at lords and masters and oppressive authority, both civil and military.• Meanwhile our lord and master would sit and drink one cup of tea after another, barking orders from time to time.
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lord• Lord Tennyson• Dearlord, but it hurt.• Dear lord, one word from that dreadful old woman, and she was undone.• What he would do without Henry, lord knows.• Life sizemodels of the medieval lords, and a dramaticcivil war battlescene, are just some of the attractions.• Now, my lords, as to numbers.• Louie bellowed out a roar that must have penetrated to not only Kitty upstairs but the lord too.• The records tell us a little about the labourers employed by the lords.
lord2 verb
lord it over somebodyTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethingto behave in a way that shows you think you are better or more powerful than someone else 在某人面前逞威风,在某人面前摆架子
He didn’t use his position on the council to lord it over people.
他并没有利用自己在市政会的地位在人前逞威风。
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lord it over somebody• Besides, some heads like to lord it over local parents - particularly over the pushy ones.• They could democratize the royalprofessions that lord it over our health, education, welfare and criminaljusticebureaucracies.• He didn't use his position on the council to lord it over people.• The Methodists moved west from Baltimore to Kansas and lorded it over the border states.• Lowry, cackling and scratching, is a hoot as the rooster who lords it over the complaininghens in his roost.• Most chaps in my time wouldn't dream of trying to lord it over their girl.• Here is another way in which you can lord it over you players.
a)a title of God or Jesus Christ, used when praying 主〔祷告时对上帝或耶稣的称呼〕
Thank you, Lord, for your blessings.
感谢主的赐福。
b)the Lord God or Jesus Christ, used when talking about God 上帝,神;耶稣
The Lord helps and guides us.
神帮助并引领我们。
2Lord (only) knowsspoken
a)used when you do not know the answer to something 天知道〔用于不知道答案时〕
Lord knows how/who/where etc
Lord knows how old she is now.
天知道她现在多大年龄了。
b)used to emphasize that something is true 老天知道〔用于强调某事的真实性〕
Lord only knows I tried my best to get this right.
老天知道,为了搞定这事,我是尽了最大努力的。
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Lord (only) knows• Even Protestants - and the good Lord knows how mistaken they are - have something to hold on to.• We need heroes. Lord knows, kids need them today.• I do mean it! Lord knows I read plenty of nonfiction books.• When I was a young houseman I - well, enjoyed a hectic love-life. Lord knows how I managed it.• The Lord knows I did my best.• The Lord knows why she hung them where she would see them every time she looked up.• The Lord only knows what will happen in the regularseason and playoffs next year.• You realize there was a major pile-up? Lord knows how many vehicles - all of them following us, I suspect.
3(Good) Lord!/Oh Lord!spokenSURPRISEDWORRIED said when you are suddenly surprised, annoyed, or worried about something 天哪!上帝啊!〔表示对某事的惊讶、恼怒或忧虑〕SYN heavens
Good Lord! Is that the time?
天哪!到时间了吗?
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(Good) Lord!/Oh Lord!• Good Lord, Tom! What are you doing?
4PGOthe title of someone who has a particular type of official job in Britain 大人,阁下〔英国对某些官员的尊称〕
Lord Mayor of London
伦敦市长大人
5.the LordsBritish EnglishBrE the House of Lords 上议院,贵族院 → the Commons
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the Lords• It was also passed, rather reluctantly, by the Lords.• On a winter's day the Lords has the dozyambience of a modernized and centrally-heated Victorianstately home.• In the Lords, they were represented by Equitable even though they had a case against the assurer.• In some the dominance of the lords was strong, in others the tradition of freedom much stronger.• There is another problem about getting rid of the Lords.• Two-thirds of the Lords are hereditarypeers who succeeded to the title automatically on their father's death.• The final phrase seems to recognize that the Lords have some merit as a residualguardian of the constitution.
Our Lord• In the lunettes are the apostles - figures in white and below, scenes from the Life of Our Lord.• As unthinkable as Peterraising his voice to Our Lord.• Wrong Our Lord himself replaces Jacobs's ladder.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + LORD | LORD + VERBADJECTIVE➤great, noble高貴的貴族▸➤feudal封建貴族➤crime, drug, war罪魁;毒梟;軍閥◇He was the most notorious drug lord in Northern Europe.他是北歐最為臭名昭著的毒梟。➤law (BrE) 上議院貴族法官◇The law lords ruled against the government last year.去年上議院貴族法官們作出了不利於政府的裁決。VERB + LORD➤serve為貴族服務LORD + VERB➤rule sb/sth貴族統治⋯➡ note at peer
lord ♦︎ peer ♦︎ noble ♦︎ aristocrat ♦︎ nobleman ♦︎ ladyThese are all words for a person of a high social class, especially sb with a special title.这些词均表示社会地位高的人,尤指有特殊头衔的人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a great / wealthy lord / noble / aristocrat / nobleman / lady◆a rich lord / aristocrat / lady◆a powerful lord / noble◆a local lord / noble / aristocrat / nobleman◆a hereditary lord / peer / noble◆a / an English / Scottish / Irish lord / peer / noble / aristocrat / nobleman◆a Hungarian / French / German, etc. noble / aristocrat / nobleman◆to become a lord / peer■lord [countable](in Britain) a man of a high social rank, especially sb with a special title; a man who has been given the title of 'lord' and the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords(= the upper house of the British parliament)(尤指英国有头衔的男性)贵族;勋爵◆She's married to a lord.她嫁给了一个贵族。◆He was made a peer and took the title Lord Northcliffe.他被封为贵族,头衔是诺思克利夫勋爵。■peer [countable](in Britain) a person of a high social rank who has a special title; a person who has been given the title of 'lord' or 'lady,' and the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords(英国)贵族成员;贵族;女贵族◆Two-thirds of the Lords were hereditary peers who succeeded to their title automatically.上议院有三分之二的议员为自动继承爵位的世袭贵族。◆The former athlete and MP Sebastian Coe was created a life peer(= a title which cannot be passed to a son) in 2000 as Baron Coe of Ranmore.前运动员和议员塞巴斯蒂安•科于2000年被封为终身贵族,其爵位是兰莫尔的科男爵。NOTE辨析 Lord and peerLord and peer can both be used to refer to a person in Britain who has a special title, including Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount or Baron. Some of these titles are inherited(= passed from father to son)and some are given to a person by the Queen for service to the country, for example in politics or business. A peer can use the title Lord or Lady before their name and, until recently, they could all sit in the House of Lords(= the upper house of the British parliament). Since 1999 most hereditary peers(= those who inherited their titles)have lost this right, but life peers(= who were given their titles by the Queen, but cannot pass them on)still have it. A peer can be either a man or a woman. When people talk about lords as a group, for example in the House of Lords, this often includes both men and women. * lord和peer在英国都可指有爵位的人,包括公爵、侯爵、伯爵、子爵或男爵。这些爵位有一些是世袭的,另一些则是因为对国家的政商等方面有贡献而由女王加封的。peer的姓名前面可以加Lord或Lady作为称呼,而且以前所有的peer都可以担任上议院议员,但现在不是这样了。自从1999年起,大多数世袭贵族都失去了这种权利,而终身贵族却依然享有这种权利。peer可以是男性或女性;lords用于指一个群体时,例如House of Lords(上议院),常包括男女贵族在内。■noble [countable](especially in some European countries in the past) a person who comes from a family of high social rank, especially sb who has a special title(尤指旧时某些欧洲国家的)出身高贵的人,贵族成员◆The regime was supported by a group of powerful nobles.这个政权得到一群权贵的支持。 see also nobility ⇨ elite, noble ⇨ aristocratic■aristocratˈærɪstəkræt; NAmEəˈrɪstəkræt [countable](especially in some European countries) a person who comes from a family of high social rank, especially sb who has a special title(尤指某些欧洲国家的)贵族◆At that time, diplomatic posts were filled by aristocrats.那时候,外交职务由贵族担任。◆He had the air of an aristocrat.他有贵族的派头。 see also aristocracy ⇨ elite, aristocratic ⇨ aristocratic■nobleman [countable](especially in some European countries in the past) a man who comes from a family of high social rank, especially sb who has a special title(尤指旧时某些欧洲国家的)出身高贵的人,贵族男成员◆He contemplated marrying his daughter to an English nobleman.他考虑把自己的女儿嫁给一位英国贵族。 see also noble ⇨ aristocraticNOTE辨析 Noble, aristocrat or nobleman?Noble and nobleman are often used when talking about the political power which these people used to have; aristocrat places slightly more emphasis on the social importance of these people. In modern contexts it is more usual to talk about aristocrats. * noble和nobleman常用于谈论贵族过去所拥有的政治权力,aristocrat则稍侧重于强调这些人重要的社会地位。现代语境中更常用aristocrat。■lady [countable](in Britain) a woman belonging to a high social class; a special title used by a woman of high social rank, or by a woman who has been made a peer and given the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords(英国)贵妇人,夫人,女士,小姐◆It is said that lords and ladies and royalty were entertained here.据说贵族和王室成员在这里接受款待。◆Lady Amos became a peer in 1997.阿莫斯夫人于1997年成为了贵族。