reeve
n
1 (Brit)
(a) (formerly) chief magistrate of a town or district (舊時)市鎮或區的司法官. Cf 參看 sheriff 1.
(b) (in medieval times) steward of a manor (中世紀時期)莊園的管家.
2 (in Canada) elected head of a village or town council (加拿大)鄉鎮議會的議長.
??? 情景例句
The cost of housing's too high for you here.
這里的房子對你們來說太貴了。
Where the knot is loose the string slips.
結子一松掉,繩子就滑脫。
To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.