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单词 battleship
释义
battleship
noun
uk
/ˈbæt.əl.ʃɪp/us
/ˈbæt̬.əl.ʃɪp/
[C]
a verylargemilitaryshipwithbigguns:
战舰
Aplanesunkthe battleship atsea.
Threesubmarinesattackedthemightybattleship.
picture of battleship
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[U]
(usuallybattleships);(alsoBattleship,Battleships)
agamefor twopeoplein which they eachtrytoguessthepositionofmarksthe otherpersonhasplacedon agrid(= anarrangementofsquares)representingshipsandbattleships:
Onedayitrainedand wespentalldayplayingbattleships.
Cries of "D-9!" and "You got me!" can beheardaspeopleplayBattleship.
More examples
  • Hisdreamofservingon a battleship wascrushedbypooreyesight.
  • Theadmiralorderedhisfleetof battleships toaltercourse.
  • Napoleon's thirty-three battleshipsfacedtwenty-seven Britishvessels.
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(Definition ofbattleshipfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Admiral Benson gave directions that four coal-burning battleships should be sent over.
  • Before I could reply, white smoke streamed from the battleship's bow.
  • Each of the German battleships immediately took up the position prescribed by the plan of battle.
  • One enemy battleship was fighting us, and had to be destroyed.
  • Some three miles off shore lay the biggest battleship he had ever set eyes on.
battleship
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbæt.əl.ʃɪp/us
/ˈbæt̬.əl.ʃɪp/
a verylargemilitaryshipwithbigguns
战舰

Examplesofbattleship

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So, while the sense of abattleshipis real, the laptop orchestra can be in some ways a responsivebattleship.
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The making of large objects such as plate feet thick for battleships could only occur after the arrival of the railways to carry them away.
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The strength of a navy in the 1890s was measured in battleships and armoured cruisers.
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I would therefore like to be authorized to borrow battleships and annihilate the ringleaders and then enhance imperial prestige overseas and console the anger of the victimized islanders.
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Some of them were with thebattleshipand cruiser when they were sunk and were responsible for a very large number of rescues.
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I am not referring to its technical aspect in regard to battleships, submarines, and so forth.
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The doctrine that battleships are going to protect the trade routes is quite unsound.
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And it is certainly uneconomic to retain battleships in commission merely for those doubtful duties.
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But it is true that the dry docks there are for the biggest battleships afloat.
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During that war we lost five battleships, eight aircraft carriers, twenty-eight cruisers, 139 destroyers, eighty-three submarines, fifty-two frigates and fifteen armed merchantmen.
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Two battleships and two salvage lighters and several torpedo-boat destroyers are on their way to the scene of the wreck.
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It comprises 12 battleships, 8 aircraft carriers, 46 cruisers, 125 destroyers and 71 submarines, and it is acting in its own waters.
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A squadron of battleships is liable to be defeated and destroyed by a superior squadron; the same with cruisers, and the same even with destroyers.
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They were driven off only by the fact that battleships were in company with the convoys concerned.
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They are embarked in fighting ships, battleships, and tile larger cruisers, as aids to efficient gunnery.
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