lord

noun

/lɔːd/

/lɔːrd/

Idioms

[countable] (in the UK) a man of high rank in the nobility (= people of high social class), or somebody who has been given the title ‘lord’ as an honour（英国）贵族 compare lady
- She's married to a lord.她嫁给了一个贵族。
- The head of the successful construction group became a lord in 1984.1984年，这个成功的建筑集团的负责人成为了一名勋爵。
- They entered a huge hall filled with lords and ladies. 他们进入了一个满是贵族和女士的大厅。
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Lord
(in the UK) the title used by a lord勋爵（英国贵族的称号）
- Lord Beaverbrook比弗布鲁克勋爵
- He was made a peer and took the title Lord Northcliffe.他被封为贵族，头衔是诺思克利夫勋爵。
Lord
a title used for some high official positions in the UK（英国用于某些高级官员的职位前）阁下，大人，大臣
- the Lord Chancellor大法官
- the Lord Mayor市长阁下
- Lord Justice Slade斯莱德大法官
see also Sea Lord
My Lord
(in the UK) a title of respect used when speaking to a judge, bishop or some male members of the nobility (= people of high social class)（英国用以称呼法官、主教或某些男性贵族成员，表示尊敬）大人，阁下 compare lady
a powerful man in medieval Europe, who owned a lot of land and property（中世纪欧洲的）领主
- a feudal lord封建领主
- the lord of the manor庄园主
see also drug lord, overlord, warlord
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- noble
- feudal
- …
verb + lord
- serve
lord + verb
- rule somebody/something
(usually the Lord)
[singular] a title used to refer to God or Christ主；上主；上帝
- Love the Lord with all your heart.要全心全意地爱主。
Our Lord
[singular] a title used to refer to Christ主耶稣；主基督
the Lords
(also House of Lords)
[singular + singular or plural verb] (in the UK) the part of Parliament whose members are not elected by the people of the country（英国）上议院，贵族院
- The Lords has/have not yet reached a decision.上议院尚未作出决定。
see also the Law Lords
the Lords
(also House of Lords)
[singular] the building where members of the House of Lords meet上议院大楼

词源Old English hlāford, from hlāfweard ‘bread-keeper’, from a Germanic base (see loaf (noun), ward). Compare with lady.

Idioms

(as) drunk as a lord (old-fashioned, British English)

(North American English (as) drunk as a skunk)

(informal) very drunk烂醉如泥

(good) Lord! | oh Lord! exclamation

used to show that you are surprised, annoyed or worried about something（表示惊讶、烦恼或忧虑）主啊，天哪
- Good Lord, what have you done to your hair!天啊，你把头发弄成什么样子啦！

Lord knows…

used to emphasize what you are saying（强调所说的话）众所周知，谁都知道
- Lord knows, I tried to teach her.谁都知道，我曾经努力想教她。

Lord (only) knows (what, where, why, etc.)…

(informal) used to say that you do not know the answer to something（表示不知道答案）天知道，天晓得
- ‘Why did she say that?’ ‘Lord knows!’“她为何那样说？” “只有天知道！”
Some people may find the use of Lord in these expressions offensive.

year of grace | year of our Lord

(formal) any particular year after the birth of Christ纪元某年；公元某年