director/dəˋrɛktɚ; dəˈrektə or dIˈrektə/n [C] 1 someone who controls or manages an organization or company 董事﹐经理﹐理事: the new marketing director 新的市场营销经理+of a director of the company 公司董事The company is run by a board of directors (=a group of directors). 这家公司由董事会管理。2 someone who is in charge of making a film, play, or television programme and who tells the actors etc what to do 导演: a famous movie director 一位著名的电影导演+of the director of the ‘Star Wars’ films 《星球大战》系列影片的导演see box at见 FILM1 方框MANAGING DIRECTOR