1. | 统治者;管辖者;总督a person who is the official head of a country or region that is governed by another country |
the former governor of the colony 该殖民地的前总督 | |
a provincial governor 省长 |
2. | (美国的)州长a person who is chosen to be in charge of the government of a state in the US |
the governor of Arizona 亚利桑那州州长 | |
the Arizona governor 亚利桑那州州长 | |
Governor Bev Perdue 贝福 ) 珀杜州长 |
3. | (学校、学院、医院等机构的)董事,理事a member of a group of people who are responsible for controlling an institution such as a school, a college or a hospital |
a school governor 学校董事 | |
the board of governors of the college 学院董事会 |
4. | 主管;机构负责人;总裁a person who is in charge of an institution |
a prison governor 监狱长 | |
the governor of the Bank of England 英格兰银行总裁 | |
I can't decide. I'll have to ask the governor(= the man in charge, who employs sb) . 我做不了主,我得问问老板。 |