governor
/ˈgʌvənə(r); `ɡʌvənɚ/ n
1
(a) person appointed to govern a province or state (esp a colony abroad) 省长; 州长; （尤指海外殖民地的）总督
a provincial governor 省长.
(b) elected head of each state in the USA （美国的）州长
the Governor of New York State 纽约州州长.
2
(a) head of an institution 机构首脑
a prison governor 监狱长
the governor of the Bankof England 英格兰银行总裁.
(b) member of a governing body 行政机构的成员
the board of governors of a school, college, hospital, etc 学校、 学院、 医院等的董事会.
3 (Brit infml 口)
(a) (also guvnor / ˈgʌvnə(r); `ɡʌv-nɚ/) person having power or authority over the speaker, eg an employer or a father 顶头上司（如雇主或父亲）:I shall have to ask permission from the/my governor. 我需求得顶头上司的允许.
(b) (also guv / gʌv; ɡʌv/, guvnor) (used by a man when addressing another man, esp one of higher social status 用作男子对男子的称谓, 尤用於社会地位比自己高的人)
Can I see your ticket, guvnor? 先生, 我能看看您的票吗?
4 (engineering 工) mechanism that controls automatically the speed, temperature, etc of a machine 机器上自动调速、 调温等装置.