网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 navy
释义
navy
noun
uk
/ˈneɪ.vi/us
/ˈneɪ.vi/

navynoun(SEA FORCE)

B2[S,+ sing/pl verb]
thepartof a country'sarmedforcesthat istrainedtooperateatsea:
海军
Mybrotheris anofficerinthe Navy.我兄弟是海军军官。
Gabrieljoinedthe navy in 1997.加布里埃尔于1997年加入海军。
a navyship/vessel军舰
More examples
  • They bothenlistedin the navy ayearbefore thewarbrokeout.
  • Mygrandfatherused toreminisceabout hisyearsin the navy.
  • The navyplanstomoveitsTridents.
  • The U.S. NavyenteredcombatinSouthVietnam in 1964.
  • The navy'slargestshipwasdestroyedin theattack.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The Navy
  • admiralty
  • aircraft carrier
  • armada
  • broadside
  • cruiser
  • destroyer
  • fleet
  • frigate
  • gunboat
  • HMS
  • minesweeper
  • naval
  • RFA
  • RN
  • seaborne
  • submarine
  • supercarrier
  • the Navy Seals
  • the USN
  • transport ship
See more results »

navynoun(COLOUR)

B1[U]
(alsonavy blue)
darkblue
picture of navy
Hdesert/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Less common colours
  • amethyst
  • apple green
  • argent
  • ashy
  • avocado
  • bisque
  • blue-black
  • claret
  • coppery
  • dun
  • earth tone
  • emerald
  • puce
  • rust
  • saffron
  • sapphire
  • sepia
  • sky blue
  • tangerine
  • taupe
See more results »
navy
adjective
uk
/ˈneɪ.vi/us
/ˈneɪ.vi/
(alsonavy blue)
darkblue:
深蓝色（的），海军蓝（的）
He waswearinga navysweater.他穿着一件深蓝色的毛线衣。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Less common colours
  • amethyst
  • apple green
  • argent
  • ashy
  • avocado
  • bisque
  • blue-black
  • claret
  • coppery
  • dun
  • earth tone
  • emerald
  • puce
  • rust
  • saffron
  • sapphire
  • sepia
  • sky blue
  • tangerine
  • taupe
See more results »
(Definition ofnavyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

navy| American Dictionary

navy
noun[C]
us
/ˈneɪ·vi/
thepartof a country’sarmedforcesthat istrainedtooperateatsea
(Definition ofnavyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnavy

navy
Like eighteenth-century armies the navies of the period benefited from a certain amount of technical progress, but progress of a limited and evolutionary kind.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Most eighteenth-century navies, like the armies of the period, were recruited by a mixture of inducements and compulsion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In contrast, armies and navies rely on discipline and secrecy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As in the past, their navies were prime instruments in demonstrating power.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The navies were important symbols.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The social organization of shore-based sealing crews was an extension of the social organisation and power structures to be found in the merchant navies of the two key players.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In just over two weeks, forces under the command of two naval officers had infused the navy's long-standing rhetoric of southern advance with substantial territorial gains.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thenavythen had to be present, prepared, and superior.
From theCambridge English Corpus
At another level, two other figures appeared to provide the strategic and political rationale for the newnavy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There was a secretary for war andnavy, but none for economy, sanitation or internal peace.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The writ of habeas corpus was used in relation to persons press-ganged into thenavy, or in disputes over apprenticeship terms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
You see there is a pretense this is just a naval station and you never know which is the pretense: spaceship ornavy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
First, the military lacked the coherence for a successful military coup because thenavyopposed it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A second researcher was dressed as a mail carrier outfitted with a blue-collared shirt, and anavyblue shoulder bag for parcels.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Also, an expandingnavywould require coaling stations and bases in distant lands.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithnavy

navy

These are words often used in combination withnavy.

Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.

dark navy
Trousers are usually black ordarknavyblue.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
navy diver
Initial training is an arduous 8-10 month process from when someone enters boot camp until they are rated as anavydiver.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
navy officer
Sometimes a merchantnavyofficertakes on face value what he is receiving and it may turn out to be something competely different.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/navy##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/27 23:44:58