1
- an officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countries元帅。
1.1
- chiefly historical a high-ranking officer of state〈主史〉国家高级官员。
2
- US a federal or municipal law officer〈美〉联邦司法区执法官, 市司法官。
2.1
- the head of a police department警察局局长。
2.2
- N. Amer. the head of a fire department〈北美〉消防队长。
3
- an official responsible for supervising public events, especially sports events or parades典礼官。
3.1
- (in the UK) an official accompanying a judge on circuit, with secretarial and social duties（英国）巡回法官随员。
(marshalled, marshalling; <美> marshaled, marshaling) with obj.
1
- arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order列队, 集合整队：
the general marshalled his troops
将军集合他的部队
figurative〈喻〉he paused for a moment, as if marshalling his thoughts.
他停顿了一会儿, 似乎在整理他的思路。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial of direction guide or usher (someone) ceremoniously引领：
guests were marshalled into position.
来宾们被引导就位。
1.2
- with obj. correctly position or arrange (rolling stock)（车辆）编组。
1.3
- with obj. guide or direct the movement of (an aircraft) on the ground at an airport引导（飞机在机场地面移动）。
2
- Heraldry combine (coats of arms), typically to indicate marriage, descent, or the bearing of office【纹章】合并（盾徽）（一般用于标明婚姻、血统或官职）。
派生词
marshaller
nounmarshalship
noun词源
Middle English （denoting a high-ranking officer of state）： from Old French mareschal 'farrier, commander', from late Latin mariscalcus, from Germanic elements meaning 'horse' （compare with MARE1） and 'servant'.