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president
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- [ 'prεzədənt]
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- [ 'prezɪdənt]
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- Derivatives : adj presidential; adv presidentially
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- president [ 'prεzədənt] [ 'prezɪdənt]
Collins English-English Dictionary
- president ['prεzɪdənt]
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n
[often capital]
the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US
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(in the US) the chief executive officer of a company, corporation, etc
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a person who presides over an assembly, meeting, etc
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the chief executive officer of certain establishments of higher education
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[Etymology]
C14: via Old French from Late Latin praesidens ruler; see
preside
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[often capital]
the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US
Examples
- The president and vice president of the United States of America are elected by 538 Electoral College voters.
- 美国的总统和副总统是由选举团的538个选民投票选出的。 → America
- the office of president
- 总统职务 → office
- under orders from the President
- 奉总统之命 → under
- the president elect
- 当选（但尚未就职的）总统 → elect
- Monroe followed Madison as president.
- 门罗接替麦迪逊当上了总统。 → follow
- I can't see him as president.
- 我想不到他会不上总统 → see
- the President (of the U.S.)
- 美国总统 → the
- The journalists were there during his talk with the President.
- 他和总统交谈时，记者们都在场。 → talk
- It is his first visit to Europe as the president.
- 这是他第一次以总统的身份访问欧洲。 → visit
- The President once was in charge of the foreign affairs.
- 这位总统曾负责外交事务。 → affair
nciku Note
名人轶事：罗纳德·里根
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Anecdotes : Ronald Regan 罗纳德·里根当选总统后，第一次进行财政预算案的电视辩论时，借用一手的零钱来阐述美元的货币价值。一位民主党的竞争对手不无羡慕地调侃道，“也只有演员才能做好这件事。”“卡特会强调那些不该强调的词。 福特会笨手笨脚地把钱掉到地上。 而尼克松会则把钱直接揣进口袋里。” In Ronald Reagan's first televised budget speech as president, he used a handful of change to illustrate the current value of the dollar. "It takes an actor to do that," remarked a rival Democrat with grudging admiration. "Carter would have emphasized all the wrong words. Ford would have fumbled and dropped the cash. And Nixon would have pocketed it." Sources: D.McClellan, Ear on Washington |
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