dean

Word family

dean /diːn/ noun [countableC]

1. RRCRRCa priest of high rank in the Christian church who is in charge of several priests or churches 〔主管若干牧师或教堂的〕主任牧师

2 SECsomeone in a university who is responsible for a particular area of work 〔大学的〕学院院长，系主任，学监

the admissions dean

招生主任

3 American EnglishAmE someone with a lot of experience of a particular job or subject 〔某项工作或领域的〕权威，泰斗 SYN British English doyen

dean of

Neier is the dean of American human rights activism.

奈尔是美国人权活动的泰斗。

Examples from the Corpus

dean• A month later, he was forced to step down as dean of the dental department at the college.• He was a fellow of the University of Bombay, and was elected dean of the faculty of engineering in 1879.• The only heaters to be found were in the teachers' lounge and individual offices of deans and ranking officials.• In his letter to the student the dean included his home telephone number.• Donahue was the dean of TV talk show hosts.• I must follow up problem students with the deans or the guidance counselors.• The dean himself was incredible in guiding me through some hard times.

Origin dean