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sailor

/sey-ler/US // ˈseɪ lər //UK // (ˈseɪlə) //

水手,海员,水手长,水兵

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
    • : a seaman below the rank of officer.
    • : a naval enlistee.
    • : a person adept at sailing, especially with reference to freedom from seasickness: He was such a bad sailor that he always traveled to Europe by plane.
    • : a flat-brimmed straw hat with a low, flat crown.

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Examples

  • Slamming the door or setting an alarm clock was a cardinal sin so wakeups were conducted by a junior sailor who gently coaxed you awake when it was time to stand watch.

  • The 17-by-21-inch framed print from the San Francisco artist and co-owner of Lost Art Salon was inspired by stories of sailors using the sun, moon and stars to guide them.

  • Before the invention of GPS technology, sailors crossing the globe relied on a combination of complex mechanical instruments and accurate timepieces.

  • Fred Fourie, marine robotics engineerMilitary spending is a key driver for this technology, since monitoring the world’s oceans without having to carry sailors could be a game-changing proposition for the Navy.

  • Rum was served daily to the sailors as a long-standing tradition of the Navy.

  • My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.

  • Throughout the years it has also served as a sailor tavern and a high-end restaurant.

  • Many Sailor Moon story arcs, in the comics and on television, end with the Sailor Senshi dying and being reborn.

  • Sailor Moon Crystal is expected to wrap up its initial storylines by the end of the year.

  • Still, Sailor Moon fans are always ravenous for new content, especially after such a long time away.

  • The Goblin stared about him in a dazed manner for a moment, and then said, "Sindbad the Sailor's house."

  • In reality he was annoyed at having old Monsieur Farival, who considered himself the better sailor of the two.

  • Sea-faring men seldom take snuff: a sailor with a snuff-box is as rarely to be met with as a sailor without a knife.

  • The solo voice of the Nubian sailor was lost in the chorus of voices which came floating over the Nile.

  • Marryat gives us in “Peter Simple” a vivid and convincing picture of the sailor going to Portsmouth to rejoin his ship.