The commander had been forewarned of the attack.

指挥官预先得到敌人要发动袭击的警告。

《牛津词典》

The president of the United States is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

美国总统是武装部队的总司令。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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The commander of the naval force, Captain Fox, had hoped to move the soldiers to Sumter in small boats.

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I am certain we would know that George Washington was the commander of our forces in our battle.

我十分确信你们都知道,乔治·华盛顿是战时美国军队的指挥官

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Again in 2009 America put a new commander in Afghnastan who is in fact now the supreme Nato commander in Afghnastan, General Morquisto, Stanley Morquisto.

009年美国在阿富汗派了一个新的指挥官,他实际上现在是北约在阿富汗的最高指挥官，斯坦利将军。

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He was the commander of the 101st airborne division during the initial invasion of Iraq.

NPR: Army Gen. Abizaid Will Retire in March

Jun Do falls in love with the wife of the commander he is impersonating.

NEWYORKER: Dear Leader

"That's the way out, " said Brigadier General Hassan Hayat, the commander of Pakistani forces in-and-around Kotkai.

WSJ: In Former Taliban Sanctuary, an Eerie Silence Takes Over