marshal

noun

/ˈmɑːʃl/

/ˈmɑːrʃl/

(usually in compounds通常构成复合词) an officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countries（英国）陆军元帅，空军元帅
- Field Marshal Lord Haig陆军元帅黑格勋爵
- Marshal of the Royal Air Force皇家空军元帅
see also air chief marshal, air marshal, air vice-marshal, field marshal, sky marshalTopics War and conflictc2
a person responsible for making sure that public events, especially sports events, take place without any problems, and for controlling crowds司仪；典礼官 synonym steward
(in the US) an officer whose job is to put court orders into effect（美国法院的）执行官
- a federal marshal联邦法庭的执行官
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- grand
- federal
- air
- …
(in some US cities) an officer of high rank in a police or fire department（一些美国城市的）警察局长，消防局长Topics Law and justicec2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- grand
- federal
- air
- …

词源Middle English (denoting a high-ranking officer of state): from Old French mareschal ‘farrier, commander’, from late Latin mariscalcus, from Germanic elements meaning ‘horse’ (compare with mare) and ‘servant’.

marshal

verb

/ˈmɑːʃl/

/ˈmɑːrʃl/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they marshal	/ˈmɑːʃl/ /ˈmɑːrʃl/
he / she / it marshals	/ˈmɑːʃlz/ /ˈmɑːrʃlz/
past simple marshalled	/ˈmɑːʃld/ /ˈmɑːrʃld/
past participle marshalled	/ˈmɑːʃld/ /ˈmɑːrʃld/
(US English) past simple marshaled	/ˈmɑːʃld/ /ˈmɑːrʃld/
(US English) past participle marshaled	/ˈmɑːʃld/ /ˈmɑːrʃld/
-ing form marshalling	/ˈmɑːʃlɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːrʃlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form marshaling	/ˈmɑːʃlɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːrʃlɪŋ/

marshal something to gather together and organize the people, things, ideas, etc. that you need for a particular purpose结集；收集；安排 synonym muster
- They have begun marshalling forces to send relief to the hurricane victims.他们已经开始结集队伍将救济物资送给遭受飓风侵害的灾民。
- to marshal your arguments/thoughts/facts整理你的论点／想法／论据
marshal somebody to control or organize a large group of people, especially soldiers控制人群；组织；维持秩序
- The general marshalled his troops.将军集合他的部队
- Police were brought in to marshal the crowd.警察奉命来维持秩序。