principal 英 [ˈprɪnsəpl]
美 [ˈprɪnsəpəl]
复数形式:principals
principal 词典解释
形容词主要的;本金的;最重要的;资本的
名词本金;首长,负责人;主要演员,主角;[法]委托人,当事人
principal 情景对话
Skin somebody alive-(活剥某人的皮)
A:
What happened to Pat this morning? I saw him leave the classroom soon after the exam began.
帕特上午怎么了?我见他考试一开始就离开了教室。
B:
He was found cheating and was driven out.
他被发现作弊,被老师赶了出来。
A:
If the principal caught him cheating, he would skin him alive.
如果校长发现他作弊的话,会活剥了他他的皮。
principal 词典例句
形容词
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Once the principal contradiction is grasped, all problems will be readily solved.
一旦抓住了主要矛盾,一切问题就迎刃而解。
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Drinking is a principal cause of traffic accidents.
酗酒是交通事故的主要原因。
名词
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The principal spoke with disapproval of your words and actions.
校长谈到你的言行时很不赞成。
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The school principal read the honor roll list.
校长宣读优秀生名单。
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I must consult my principal.
我必须同委托人商量。
principal 英英释义
noun
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the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange
buys and sells for his own account
Synonym: dealer
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the educator who has executive authority for a school
e.g. she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
Synonym: school principal head teacher head
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(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
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an actor who plays a principal role
Synonym: star lead
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capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
Synonym: corpus principal sum
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the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
principal [ˈprɪnsəpl]
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英语释义
1
n. the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
2
n. the educator who has executive authority for a school
3
n. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
4
n. (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
相关单词辨析
这组词都有“首要的,主要的”的意思,其区别是:
principal: 用于人时,指地位优于其他人;用于物时,指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。
leading: 侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。
primary: 通常不用于人。用于物时,指在重要性方面占第一位。
foremost: 侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。
capital: 着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。
major: 指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较,显得更加重要和突出。
chief: 拽人时,表同类中职位最高,权力最大;指物时,表同类中最重要,价值最高。
main: 通常只用于物。指在一定范围内,某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。
这组词都有“校长”的意思,其区别是:
president: 在美国专指大学的校长,在英国指学院院长。
principal: 在英国可指大学校长、院长以及中小学校长,但在美国仅指中小学校长。
headmaster: 在英国指对中小学校长的一般称呼,尤指私立学校的校长。