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equerry

/ek-wuh-ree, ih-kwer-ee/US // ˈɛk wə ri, ɪˈkwɛr i //UK // (ˈɛkwərɪ, at the British court ɪˈkwɛrɪ) //

马车,马利,马术,马车工

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural eq·uer·ries.

    • : an officer of a royal or similar household, charged with the care of the horses.
    • : an officer of the British royal household who attends the sovereign or other member of the royal family.

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Examples

  • Rene, the perfumer, is kept under guard in his own house by Solern's equerry, and so are the two witches.

  • He was ready to run any risks, but, by the advice of the equerry, he decided to try cunning rather than force.

  • Accompanied by his chief equerry, he had entered the place and taken a seat on the sofa to await his turn.

  • He was the essence of friendliness, asked after my equerry, and said I had done well to ship him to America.

  • Standing beside her chair was the equerry Von Zahn, who at that moment was speaking.