n.〈英〉大學(xué)中某些學(xué)院的院長（稱號）；教區(qū)長；（某些蘇格蘭城市的）市長；〈美〉（某些大學(xué)的）教務(wù)長

One of these was Provost Bost, administrator of the public school, Eton. 其中一人是伊頓公學(xué)的主管, 博斯特院長。

James Brennan is the provost of Catholic University. 詹姆士布倫南是天主教大學(xué)的教務(wù)長，

The provost had the students out of his office in ten minutes. 教務(wù)長讓學(xué)生們10 分鐘內(nèi)離開他的辦公室。

The secretary in the Provost's office asked me what has happened. 教務(wù)長辦公室的秘書問我發(fā)生了什么事。