| 词汇 | sir |
| 释义 | sir noun[ as form of address ] formaluk /sɜːr/ us /sɝː/(alsoSir) B1 used as a formal and polite way of speaking to a man, especially one who you are providing a service to or who is in a position of authority: 先生 Would you like to see the menu, sir?您要看看菜单吗，先生? "Did you hear what I said?" "Yes, Sir."“听到我说的话了吗？”“是的，先生。” Compare madam(WOMAN) Miss Ms mainly UK sometimes used by children to address or refer to teachers who are men: （孩子对男性教师的称呼）老师 Can I go to the toilet, sir?我可以上厕所吗，老师？ Indian English used after the name of a man, especially one who is in a position of authority, in order to be polite or show respect: （用于男性、特别是权威人士的名字之后，用以表示礼貌或尊敬）先生 John Sir约翰先生 Dear Sir B2 used to begin a formal letter to a man whose name you do not know. "Dear Sirs" is an old fashioned way of beginning a letter to a company: 尊敬的先生（用于正式信函中称呼不知姓名的男性收信人；Dear sirs，即尊敬的各位先生，为正式商务信函的旧式信首称呼语） Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your recent request for information. Dear Sir or Madam used to begin a formal letter when you do not know if the person you are writing to is a man or a woman: 尊敬的先生或女士，敬启者（用于正式信函中称呼不知性别的收信人） Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my concern over the recent proposal to build housing on Orchard Park. Come hither, young sir!到这里来，少爷！ I'm sorry, sir, the salmon is off.先生，很抱歉，鲑鱼卖完了。 Officer Clarke will show you where to go, sir. The seat of those trousers looks rather tight, sir - Would you like to try a larger size? Would you like to settle up now, sir?先生，您想现在结账吗？ Teachers academician ALNCo associate professor board of education co-principal homeschooler housemaster housemistress instructor lecturer rector residence schoolie schoolmarm schoolmaster teacherly teaching assistant trainer tutor visiting Idiomno sir Sir noun ukstrong /sɜːr/weak /sər/usstrong /sɝː/weak /sɚ/ used as the title of a knight (= a man who has been given a rank of honour by a British king or queen), with a first name or with both first and family names, but never with just the family name: 爵士（用于名前或姓名前，但不只跟姓连用） Sir Walter (Scott)沃尔特（‧司各特）爵士 Sir Geoffrey will see you now. Sir Harold and Lady Wilson arrived at eight. Royalty, aristocracy & titles accede to something accession anointed anti-monarchical anti-monarchist duke dukedom earl earldom emir miss mister monarch monarchist morganatic royalist royally Rt. Hon. Shah sheikh sir | American Dictionarysir noun[ C ] us/sɜr/ sirnoun[C] (USED TO ADDRESS)a polite word used to address a man: Excuse me, sir, do you know what time it is? Sir is used at the beginning of a formal letter to a man you do not know: Dear Sir sirnoun[C] (USED AS TITLE)(alsoSir)used as a title with the first or full name of a man given a rank of honor by a king or queen Sir | Business EnglishSir noun[ S ] formaluk /sɜːr/us a formal and polite way of speaking to a man: May I help you, Sir? Dear Sir the usual way of beginning a formal letter to a man whose name you do not know: Dear Sir, I am writing to complain about the quality of the service I received last week. Dear Sir or Madam used to begin a formal letter when you do not know whether the person you are writing to is a man or a woman: Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to inform you that I wish to cancel my credit card. Dear Sirsold-fashioned used to begin a letter to a company when you do not have someone's name to write to directly CompareMadam Examples of sirsir Can you read us the wording of your proposed amendment, sir? One that was a woman, sir; but, rest her soul, she's dead. Forgive me, sir, consider my condition of unbearable suffering, consider my misfortune. Let go, sir, let go, sir, don't lift up the cloth of my veil! Our major issue of interest was children's spelling of words like sir. The best way send one to come and check this small thing quickly sir. His vocatives indicate this: the detachment of "sir" (2, 9), the conventional neutrality of "thou" (5), the intimacy of "my friend" (5). There must be someone in the background, sir; it can't be the cousin. Yes sir; so far as the official information is concerned, it is correct. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No, sir; the reply to that part of the question is in the negative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My dear sir, it would be an excellent substitute for a sleeping draught. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is it, sir, that the 10-minute rule comes into force only at 6 pm? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am writing to ask if you, sir, can assist me to get the tenancy which was assigned to me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely that is a point that you can address, sir. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yes, sir; it has been thought that another method can be substituted for the portfolios: the men will have a book given them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of sir These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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