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单词 sailor
释义
sailor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈseɪ.lər/us
/ˈseɪ.lɚ/
B1
apersonwhoworkson aship,especiallyone who is not anofficer
水手，船员
B1
apersonwho oftentakespartin thesportof usingboatswithsails
帆船运动员
a good/bad sailor
someone who is not/oftenillwhentravellingbyboat
不晕船／晕船者
Examples
  • ashipwreckedsailor
  • He was ayoungsailor on his firstseavoyage.
  • A sailorthrewaropeashoreand wetiedtheboatto apost.
  • Theybombedtwonavygunboats,killing12 sailors.
  • Theraceattractstop-class sailors from around theworld.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People who work on boats & ships
  • bargee
  • bargeman
  • boatman
  • cabin crew
  • corsair
  • crew
  • crew member
  • deckhand
  • docker
  • freighter
  • gondolier
  • helmsman
  • longshoreman
  • mariner
  • pilot
  • punter
  • run away to seaidiom
  • sea dog
  • shipmate
  • stevedore
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(Definition ofsailorfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sailor| American Dictionary

sailor
noun[C]
us
/ˈseɪ·lər/
apersonwhooperatesorworkson aboatorship, or apersonin thenavywho is not anofficer:
Mydadis a sailor.
(Definition ofsailorfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsailor

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Sightings of man-like creatures that continued to be reported, by both sailors and fishermen, fuelled the many folk legends that developed.
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The past seemed to offer inspiration and guidance for a new generation of soldiers and sailors, and useful propaganda for those who agitated for war.
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Let us come back to the black sailors who initially introduced this music, and whose role in helping forge this cosmopolitan sensibility cannot be underestimated.
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The population increased when shipwrecked sailors and castaways arrived; some of them stayed behind and added to the permanent population.
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The sailors wore their wealth conspicuously and clearly enjoyed a strong sense of fraternity.
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The 'sailor's waltz', a piece based on major triads, immediately springs to mind.
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Little wonder that the sailors again tried to correlate her behaviour with their chance of survival.
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In this respect, foreign sailors were most commonly identified as opposition supporters.
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However, the sailors attending matches were not a homogeneous group.
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Furthermore, even sailors who held some affection for the home team would at times add their opposition.
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They had the luxury of a large pool of sailors with extensive experiences who were readily available to take on the risky work.
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The sailors represented a complex set of loyalties.
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He finally reported that sailors had attempted to correlate the direction in which the monster had disappeared into the waves with their chances of survival.
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Legends that reflect such observations existed among sailors and fishermen around the world.
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They were actually sailors under the age of 20.
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Collocationswithsailor

sailor

These are words often used in combination withsailor.

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avid sailor
He is anavidsailorand has owned several boats over the years.
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drunken sailor
I retorted that if he believed that he was suffering from the mad hallucinations of adrunkensailor.
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experienced sailor
Maritime law may, for example, recognize the most experienced sailor as the captain.
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