| 单词 | to follow the sea |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto follow the sea (also river) P3. to follow the sea (also river): to be a sailor or mariner. Now archaic. ΚΠ 1568 T. Hacket tr. A. Thevet New Found Worlde lxviii. f. 109 I will speake..for the instruction of those that wil folow the sea. 1709 ‘B. Slush’ Navy Royal 89 He who in time of Peace follows the Sea, as his proper Vocation, does..expect being Prest when a War breaks out. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island ii. x. 79 Mr. Trelawney had followed the sea. 1885 U. S. Grant Personal Mem. I. xxi. 288 There were also many men in town whose occupation had been following the river in various capacities, from captain down to deck hand. 2009 J. Martin Live all you Can 2 Alexander Joy was raised to follow the sea. < as lemmas |
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