lieutenants

英 [lɛfˈtɛnənts]

美 [luˈtɛnənts]

n. (陆军)中尉; (海军或空军)上尉; 仅低于…官阶的官员; (美国警察的)一定级别的警官
lieutenant的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT; N-TITLE （陆军、海军陆战队、空军）中尉，少尉；（海军）上尉；（美国警察的）警督，小队长
Alieutenantis a person who holds a junior officer's rank in the army, navy, marines, or air force, or in the American police force.
1. Lieutenant Campbell ordered the man at the wheel to steer for the gunboat.
  坎贝尔上尉命令舵手将船开向炮艇。
2. Lieutenantis also a combining form.
  （亦可用于构词）
3. ...Lieutenant Colonel Gale Carter.
  盖尔·卡特中校
N-COUNT 助理；（尤指）副职
If you refer to someone as a person'slieutenant, you mean they are that person's assistant, especially their main assistant, in an organization or activity.
1. He was my right-hand man, my lieutenant on the field, a cool, calculated footballer.
  他是我的得力助手，球场上的代理人，是一个冷静而有头脑的足球运动员。