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ranger 音标拼音: [r'endʒɚ] n. 守林人,骑警,徘徊者 守林人,骑警,徘徊者 Ranger n 1: a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier [ synonym: { Texas Ranger}, { Ranger}] 2: an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest [ synonym: { fire warden}, { forest fire fighter}, { ranger}] 3: a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit- and- run raids [ synonym: { commando}, { ranger}] Seal \ Seal\ ( s[= e] l), n. [ OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[ aum] l, Icel. selr.] ( Zool.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families { Phocidae} and { Otariidae}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as { sea lion}, { sea leopard}, { sea bear}, or { ursine seal}, { fur seal}, and { sea elephant}. The bearded seal ({ Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({ Cystophora cristata}), and the ringed seal ({ Phoca foetida}), are northern species. See also { Eared seal}, { Harp seal}, { Monk seal}, and { Fur seal}, under { Eared}, { Harp}, { Monk}, and { Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. [ 1913 Webster] { Harbor seal} ( Zool.), the common seal ({ Phoca vitulina}). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also { marbled seal}, { native seal}, { river seal}, { bay seal}, { land seal}, { sea calf}, { sea cat}, { sea dog}, { dotard}, { ranger}, { selchie}, { tangfish}. [ 1913 Webster]
Ranger \ Ran" ger\ ( r[= a] n" j[~ e] r), n. 1. One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber. [ 1913 Webster] 2. That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve. [ Obs.] " The tamis ranger." -- Holland. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A dog that beats the ground in search of game. [ 1913 Webster] 4. One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot. [ 1913 Webster] 5. The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king' s letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc. [ Eng.] Note: Rangers in U. S. national parks and national monuments perform a similar function. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 60 Moby Thesaurus words for " ranger": Audubon Society, Gurkhas, National Wildlife Service, SS, Sierra Club, Special Forces, Waffen- SS, air warden, arboriculturist, attendant, caretaker, castellan, conservationist, conservator, curator, custodian, deliverer, elite corps, elite troops, forest ranger, forester, game warden, gamekeeper, governor, guardian, guardian angel, guardsmen, janitor, keeper, lifeguard, lifesaver, logger, lumberjack, lumberman, marines, next friend, paratroops, preservationist, preserver, prochein ami, rescuer, safekeeper, saver, savior, shepherd, shock troops, silviculturist, special troops, steward, storm troops, taxidermist, timberman, tree farmer, warden, warder, wood chopper, woodcraftsman, woodcutter, woodman, woodsman
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