sublieutenant
/suhb-loo-ten-uhnt/US // ˌsʌb luˈtɛn ənt //UK // (ˌsʌbləˈtɛnənt) //
少尉,小队长,副队长,中尉
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
Examples
My dear young lady, the Sublieutenant cried, approaching her with a leer.
The Colonel bent low over his cups and laughed at a joke the Sublieutenant whispered.
A sublieutenant sabers a student who had inadvertently jogged his elbow.
Sublieutenant Boucher, apparently a mere lad, was in command, and handled his ship with the skill of an older sailor.
"He says he wants a tow for that boat of his," reported the sublieutenant.
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