单词 | chaperone |
释义 | chaperone (also chaperon) UK ['ʃæp.ə.rəʊn] US [-ɚ.oʊn] noun countable ■(especially in the past) an older person, especially a woman, who goes with and takes care of a younger woman who is not married when she is in public (尤指旧时在公共场所陪伴未婚少女的)年长女伴 •humorous ■a female nurse who is in the same room when a female patient is examined by a male doctor, or a police officer who protects a person injured by a criminal when they are in public (医院的)陪检护士;监护警官■US ■an older person who is present at a social event for young people to encourage correct behaviour (青年社交活动中在场监护的)年长者;行为监督人 •Several parents acted as chaperones for the school disco.有几位家长在学校的迪斯可舞厅做行为监督人。 (also chaperon) UK ['ʃæp.ə.rəʊn] US [-ɚ.oʊn] verb transitive ■(especially in the past) to go with and take care of a young woman who is not married when she is in public (尤指旧时在公共场所陪伴未婚少女的)年长女伴 •mainly humorous ■US ■to be present as an adult at a social event for young people to encourage correct behaviour (青年社交活动中在场监护的)年长者;行为监督人 •Several parents volunteered to chaperone class bus trips.班级的公车旅游活动有几位家长自愿陪同。 |
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