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单词 boatman
释义
boatman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbəʊt.mən/us
/ˈboʊt.mən/
plural-menuk/-mən/us/-mən/
a man whosejobis tocontrolasmallboat, forexampleon ariver:
靠小船营生的人；摆渡人；船夫
Boatmentransportedgoodstomarketalong theriver.船夫沿河为市场运送货物。
A boatman willferryyouacrossfor $2.摆渡人两美元就可以载你过河。
More examples
  • You canhirea boatman to take you in asortofgondolato themorningmarket.
  • Thecanalis alreadybuzzingwithactivity; boatmen havebeguntheirlongday.
  • Inmythology, Charon was the boatman of the River Styx.
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  • run away to seaidiom
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(Definition ofboatmanfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofboatman

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In it, theboatmansings to the river as someone singing to a maiden.
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A backswimmer, a water measurer, a waterboatmanand a predaceous diving beetle were used as larval predators, and a pholcid spider as adult predator.
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For this reason, exchangees often left stealthily at night, after making prior arrangements with fixers, boatmen and border guards who demanded much money.
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The gentle song of theboatmanin the poem of that title reveals pidgin's poetic resourcefulness through its sheer lyricism and beauty of form.
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According to colonial investigators, civilian support derived primarily from the most destitute inhabitants of the province: petty criminals, river boatmen and day-laborers.
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The absence of predation cost in the presence of the waterboatmanis surprising, and suggests that its hunting technique is different.
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The qazi is truth, the boatmen your actions; the shepherd was made the recording angels.
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The woman has the river-crossing coming to her because she wants it and aboatmanis there to provide it.
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As the zamindars kept a registry of the boats, manjhis, or boatmen belonging to each district, the river toll was useful in the detection of dacoits.
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Theboatmanwas prosecuted and received a sentence of five years' imprisonment.
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In addition to ghillies, boatmen and keepers directly employed, hotels, self-catering, shops, restaurants and all parts of the rural economy benefit from the angler.
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In the present situation, the incomes of hotels, shops, tackle shops and of the estates which pay the wages of boatmen are at risk.
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That type of cash flow financing is difficult for the smallboatman.
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It must be remembered that each ship employs agents, pilots, boatmen, dockers and riggers.
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Theboatmanwas given a suspended sentence of six months, fined £100 and ordered to enter into a recognisance of £500.
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