1.IN CHARGE OFan older woman in the past who went out with a young unmarried woman on social occasions and was responsible for her behaviour 〔旧时在社交场合陪伴未婚女子并负责监督其行为的〕年长女伴,(女)监护人
2American EnglishAmEIN CHARGE OF someone, usually a parent or teacher, who is responsible for young people on social occasions 监护人,监督人〔在社交活动时监护孩子的家长或教师〕
Three parents went on the school ski trip as chaperones.
三名家长作为监护人参加了学校的滑雪旅行。
Examples from the Corpus
chaperone• Her duties as a chaperone had become less evident now that she was accustomed to Paul and had been spoken to kindly.• Surely you don't want a chaperone?• Anna Zborowska posed for two nudepaintings, presumably painted in her rooms at the SunnyHotel with Lunia acting as chaperone.• Aunt Millie went with her as chaperone, and kept her secret.• Thus, while Meh'Lindi padded in pursuit with her mutechaperones, Jaq was also tracking the Harlequin man.• At different times Polanco, Garza, Santana and Marmalejo were assigned to these buses as drivers or chaperones.• Margarett snapsMiss Sheldon, chaperone of the Florentine School, and two schoolmateslounging on deckchairs.• The volunteers may go with chaperones anywhere they want within a 25-mileradius of the center.
chaperone2, chaperon verb [transitiveT]
LOOK AFTER somebodyto go somewhere with someone as a chaperone 当(某人)的监护人,陪伴