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.