warden

noun
🔊/ˈwɔːdn/
🔊/ˈwɔːrdn/
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  1. a person who is responsible for taking care of a particular place and making sure that the rules are obeyed管理人;看守人;监护人
    • a forest warden护林员
    • (British English) the warden of a youth hostel青年旅舍的管理员
    • Two neighbourhood wardens patrol the housing estate.两位社区管理员巡视住宅区。
    see also churchwarden, dog warden, game warden, traffic wardenTopics Jobsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deputy
    • church
    • prison
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  2. (especially North American English) the person in charge of a prison监狱长Topics Crime and punishmentc2, Jobsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deputy
    • church
    • prison
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  3. (especially in England), a title given to the head of some colleges and institutions(英国)学院院长,协会会长,机构主管
    • the Warden of Wadham College, Oxford牛津大学沃德姆学院院长
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a guardian or protector): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French wardein, variant of Old French guarden ‘guardian’.