lieutenant
US: /ɫuˈtɛnənt/
UK: /lɛftˈɛnənt/
UK: /lɛftˈɛnənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
lieutenant /lef'tenənt, (Mỹ) lju:'tenənt/
- danh từ
- người thay thế, người tạm thay
- (quân sự) trung uý
- đại uý hải quân
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (abbreviation Lieut., Lt)
1 an officer of middle rank in the army, navy, or air force: Lieutenant Paul Fisher
See also -
2 (in compounds) an officer just below the rank mentioned: a lieutenant colonel + Lieutenant Commander Browning
3 (in the US) a police officer of fairly high rank
4 a person who helps sb who is above them in rank or who carries out their duties when that person is unable to
Collocation dictionary
RANK:
in the armed forces air force, army, navy ~
an air force/army sergeant an army/navy captain
air/field
marshal a
naval
captain/commander/lieutenant/officer
have/hold the rank of, serve as ~
She joined the navy and held the rank of captain. He served as a lieutenant in the marine corps.
be appointed, become, be made ~
He was made a colonel at the age of 40. She ought to have been made sergeant by now.
under ~
383 men under General Miles attacked the camp.
the rank of ~
She was promoted to the rank of colonel.
Concise English dictionary
lieutenantslef'tenənt ,le't- /luː't-
noun
+a commissioned military officer
+an officer in a police force
+an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
+an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
