chaperone
- IPA[ˈSHapəˌrōn]
美式
- a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.;an older woman responsible for the decorous behavior of a young unmarried woman at social occasions
- accompany and look after or supervise
verb: chaperone, 3rd person present: chaperones, gerund or present participle: chaperoning, past tense: chaperoned, past participle: chaperoned
noun: chaperone, plural noun: chaperones
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.
- ▪ an older woman responsible for the decorous behavior of a young unmarried woman at social occasions chaperones sat at the edge of the dance, gossiping and watching
動詞
- 1. accompany and look after or supervise she chaperoned the children at all times
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈʃapərəʊn]
英式
- a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people.
- accompany and look after or supervise: she chaperoned the children at all times
Oxford Dictionary