| 释义 |
dean
[di:n] noun countable
COLLEGE OR JOB 学院或职业
■a high-ranking official in a college or university who is responsible for the organization of a department or departments 系主任；学院院长•She is the new dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.她是社会科学学院的新任院长。 •the Dean of Medicine医学系系主任 ■US
■someone among a group of people who has worked the longest in the particular job or activity they share, and who is their unofficial leader （某行业或活动中的）元老，前辈，资深人物•Parsons is the dean of the TV news correspondents at Channel Nine.帕森斯是9频道电视新闻记者中的元老。
[di:n] noun countable
CHURCH 教会
■a high-ranking priest in the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church, who is in charge of managing a large church or cathedral （英格兰圣公会的）主任牧师；（天主教的）枢机主教长 |