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merman

/mur-man/US // ˈmɜrˌmæn //UK // (ˈmɜːˌmæn) //

人鱼,渔民

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural mer·men.

    • : a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
    • : a highly skilled male swimmer.

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Examples

  • In 1960, she made her Broadway debut in Gypsy, opposite Ethel Merman.

  • She was married to a press agent and, supposedly, had an affair with Ethel Merman.

  • Playing an aging superhero named Merman (with sidekick Barnacle Boy), Borgnine takes on the “champion of the deep.”

  • But as usual he could not hope to equal the more sensitive merman whose race had always used that form of communication.

  • For the merman turned and caught at Dalgard, pulling the larger colonist along a step or two with the urgency of his grip.

  • The welcoming cry from Sssuri brought his attention back to his companion as the merman broke into a wild run.

  • The merman uncoiled a length of thin, flexible piping which joined a two-foot canister with a flat piece of metallic fabric.

  • With infinite care the merman fitted two of the cylinders into the canister and then was forced to set the other aside.