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单词 boatswain
释义
boatswain
noun[C]
(alsobosun)
uk
/ˈbəʊ.sən/us
/ˈboʊ.sən/
theofficeron ashipwho isresponsiblefor takingcareof the ship'sequipment
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Ship's officers
  • bosun
  • captain
  • captaincy
  • first mate
  • first officer
  • master
  • mate
  • privateer
  • purser
  • sea captain
  • skipper
(Definition ofboatswainfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • A boatswain on board an English ship-of-war is a more important personage than he is apt to be on board an American.
  • The boatswain and carpenter, and also the clerk, Mr. Samuel, were allowed to come upon deck.
  • The boatswain had power to beat the laggards and the ship's boys with a cane, or with a piece of knotted rope.
  • The boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, who are called the warrant-officers, always remain on board, even when the rest of the officers and crew are paid off, and the ship laid up in ordinary.
  • This boatswain was a young man, who had been for some years a follower of the Admiral in different ships, and to whom he had just given a warrant.

Examplesofboatswain

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Theboatswainwas degraded and sentenced to 50 lashes while the four others were sentenced to 27 lashes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sailors, craftsmen and boatswains were known for fostering a tolerant attitude towards alcohol.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Just aft of that was a small mess for the petty officers (chief cook, chief steward,boatswain, and carpenter) consisting of four bunks and a table.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Group 5 further reveals a great many fathers who were boatswains (ba°tsman).
From theCambridge English Corpus
What incentive have they to put on, over and above the minimum requirements, aboatswainand carpenter?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is not proposed to grant gunnery allowance to boatswains who have not undergone the training necessary to qualify for such allowance.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
No petty officer or seaman is at present qualified for promotion to gunner orboatswain.
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The old-fashioned spelling of "boatswain"has now been transformed into"bosun," and that is the spelling given in the dictionary.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I had a patient until recently who had been aboatswainon a sailing ship; he had been retired for 51 years when he died.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Take the case of aboatswainwho is raised to warrant rank from the lower deck.
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Certificate allowance is paid to signal boatswains on the staffs of the schools who hold appointments on the staff.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have first-class skippers, first-class boatswains and first-class deckhands.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It may be said that owners, in spite of the regulations, will carry aboatswainand carpenter.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Take the position of boatswains and carpenters in this report.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Instead of carrying eight men and aboatswainand a carpenter, you may carry eight men and noboatswainand carpenter.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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