n. 1.统治者,管辖者。 2.地方长官,总督,县长,市长(等);〔美国〕州长,(要塞等的)司令官;〔英国〕狱长。 3.〔英国〕(组织、机构等的)主管人员(如银行总裁、学校董事等)。 4.〔英口〕父亲;头领;老板,〔称呼〕先生。 5.【机械工程】节速器,调节器;【电学】调节用变阻器,控制器。 6.(钓鱼的)假蚊钩。 短语和例子 the board of governors 理事会。 Look here, G-! 喂!老板! an electric governor电气节速器。 a pendulum governor【机械工程】摆调节器。 a throttling governor【电学】节流调速器。
a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) 同义词:regulator,
the head of a state government
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, a governor may be the title of each appointed or elected politician who governs a constituent state.
例句与用法
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The petitions were addressed to the governor . 请愿的对象是州长。
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They represented their grievances to the governor . 他们向总督申诉冤情。
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They presented a petition to the governor . 他们向总督递交了一份请愿书。
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Each state had a governor and a state assembly . 每一州都有一个州长和州议会。
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The governor in algeria, chatel, was a weakling . 阿尔及利亚省长卓脱尔是个懦弱者。
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I don't want to have any difficulties with the governor . 我不愿跟州长发生任何纠葛。
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A governor is the best springboard to the presidency . 州长是跃上总统宝座最好的跳板。
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The gilligan record in four years as governor was exemplary . 吉利根当州长四年,政绩斐然。
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He announced for governor . 他宣布竞选州长。
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He dreamed of going to congress and even of become governor . 他梦想进入国会,甚至想当州长。