A colonel is a senior officer in an army, air force, or the marines.
例句
This particular place was run by an ex-Army colonel.这个地方以前由一位前陆军上校经管。...Colonel Edward Staley.爱德华·斯特利上校
英汉词典释义
n.
上校
Colonel is the military rank between lieutenant-colonel and brigadier.上校是陆军中校之上、准将之下的军衔。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general