attorney general

英 [əˌtɜːni ˈdʒenrəl]

美 [əˌtɜːrni ˈdʒenrəl]

n.  司法部长; 首席检察官

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• （英国、加拿大等地的）检察总长，首席检察官
  the most senior legal officer in some countries or states, for example the UK or Canada, who advises the government or head of state on legal matters
• （美国的）司法部长
  the head of the US Department of Justice and a member of the President's cabinet (= a group of senior politicians who advise the President)

柯林斯词典

• 检察总长;首席检察官;司法部长
  A country'sAttorney Generalis its chief law officer, who advises its government or ruler.

英英释义

noun

• the chief law officer of a country or state

双语例句

• We had a long meeting with the attorney general
  我们和检察总长开了一个长会。
• My boss is the United States Attorney general.
  我的上司是美国司法部长。
• He referred the matter to the Attorney General for possible action against several newspapers
  他把对几家报纸可能提起诉讼的事宜提交首席检察官来处理。
• In1977, as attorney general, I shot pool with him for a charity in Hot Springs.
  1977年，我作为检察长为了温泉城的慈善事业和他打过一场球。
• Assist the President and the Attorney General in filling all Article III and certain Article I judicial vacancies.
  协助总统和总检察长将所有的提案三和特定的提案一的法律空白补充完整；
• We have to have an attorney general who is candid, truthful.
  我们必须要有一位公正、诚实的司法部长。
• Attorney General Holder said he had no direct involvement in the Justice Department's examination of the phone records.
  司法部长霍尔德称，他并没有直接参与到司法部对电话记录的调查行动中。
• When he was a prosecutor and my attorney general will be just as tough.
  他将是我的首席检察官和检举人。
• The appeal court rule that the action of the attorney general is unconstitutional.
  上诉法院裁定，检察总长的行为是违反宪法的。
• We are pleased, United States Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said of the ruling.
  我们很高兴，司法部长小埃里克·H·霍尔德（EricH.HolderJr.）说。