a person who is responsible for taking care of a particular place and making sure that the rules are obeyed 管理人;看守人;监护人 a forest warden 护林员 - (British English)
the warden of a youth hostel 青年旅舍的管理员 Two neighbourhood wardens patrol the housing estate. 两位社区管理员巡视住宅区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deputy
- church
- prison
- …
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the person in charge of a prison Topics Crime and punishmentc2, Jobsc2监狱长 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deputy
- church
- prison
- …
(especially in England), a title given to the head of some colleges and institutions (英国)学院院长,协会会长,机构主管 the Warden of Wadham College, Oxford 牛津大学沃德姆学院院长
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a guardian or protector): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French wardein, variant of Old French guarden ‘guardian’.