director

英 [dəˈrektə(r)]

美 [dəˈrektər]

n. 董事; 理事; 经理; (某一活动的)负责人; (公司部门的)主任; (学院的)院长; (电影、戏剧等的)导演

复数：directors　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.603 / COCA.510

牛津词典

noun

董事；理事；经理
one of a group of senior managers who run a company
1. the managing director
  总经理
2. an executive/non-executive director
  执行 / 非执行董事
3. He's on the board of directors .
  他是董事会成员。
（某一活动的）负责人；（公司部门的）主任，经理；（学院的）院长
a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company, a college, etc.
1. the musical director
  音乐总监
2. a regional director
  地区主管
3. the director of education
  教育局长
（电影、戏剧等的）导演
a person in charge of a film/movie or play who tells the actors and staff what to do

（戏剧、电影、电视等的）导演
Thedirectorof a play, film, or television programme is the person who decides how it will appear on stage or screen, and who tells the actors and technical staff what to do.
N-COUNT 主任;主管;署长;局长
In some organizations and public authorities, the person in charge is referred to asthe director.
1. ...the director of the intensive care unit at Guy's Hospital.
  盖伊医院重症护理病房的主任
2. ...the Director of Public Prosecutions...
  (英格兰以及威尔士的)检察官
3. She has just been appointed artistic director of Queensland Theatre Company.
  她刚刚被任命为昆士兰剧团的艺术总监。
N-COUNT (公司的)经理，董事
Thedirectorsof a company are its most senior managers, who meet regularly to make important decisions about how it will be run.
1. He served on the board of directors of a local bank.
  他是当地一家银行的董事会成员之一。
2. ...Karl Uggerholt, the financial director of Braun UK.
  卡尔·乌格洛尔特，贝朗英国分公司的财务经理
(管弦乐队或合唱团的)指挥
Thedirectorof an orchestra or choir is the person who is conducting it.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 conductor

noun

the person who leads a musical group
Synonym:conductormusic director
someone who controls resources and expenditures
Synonym:managermanaging director
someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
Synonym:theater directortheatre director
member of a board of directors
the person who directs the making of a film
Synonym:film director

Before becoming a full-blown director, he worked as the film editor on Citizen Kane.
在成为一名完全成熟的导演之前，他曾经是电影《公民凯恩》的剪辑师。
I was promoted to editor and then editorial director
我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。
The Hungarian director has completed her powerful Diary trilogy, set against the background of events in her country.
这名匈牙利导演已经完成了她震撼人心的“日记三部曲”，故事是以发生在她本国的事件为背景。
During the film's production, the director wanted to shoot a riot scene but the filming was blocked
在影片摄制期间，导演想拍摄一个暴乱场面，但是被禁止了。
Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.
尼基作为公共关系主管，需要花很多时间与别人打交道。
She has just been appointed artistic director of Queensland Theatre Company.
她刚刚被任命为昆士兰剧团的艺术总监。
A writer is suing director Steven Spielberg for allegedly stealing his film idea
一名作家正控告导演史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格涉嫌剽窃了他的电影创意。
He was fired by the newly-appointed director.
他被新来的厂长炒了鱿鱼。
The woman was the wife of a film director.
这个女人是一个电影导演的妻子。
He was hauled before the managing director and fired.
他被叫去见总裁，然后就被解雇了。