| 单词 | submarine |
| 释义 | submarine (once / 451 pages) nadjv If you're in the Navy, a submarine is a military ship that goes under the water. If you're hungry, it's a type of sandwich. This word mainly refers to a vessel that travels underwater and is armed with torpedoes — also known as a U-boat. But you can submarine someone by attacking them with a submarine or bringing them down with a blow to the legs. A disappointment can submarine — or sink — your hopes and dreams. In the kitchen, a submarine is what you call a long, crusty sandwich filled with meats and cheese — also known as a sub, grinder, hero, or hoagie. WORD FAMILYsubmarine: antisubmarine, submarined, submariner, submarines, submarining+/antisubmarine: antisubmariner/marine: marineer, submarine/submariner: submariners USAGE EXAMPLESSentries at Faslane naval base were ordered to shoot suspected intruders after three people broke into a nuclear submarine, cabinet papers show. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) The team’s solution was to require all ships and submarines to install a simple flow meter to measure the exact amount. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) Navy submarine collided with their Japanese fishing vessel in 2001. Time(Dec 27, 2016) 1n a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes Syn|Hypo|Hyper U-boat, pigboat, sub attack submarine a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping auxiliary research submarinea submarine for research purposes fleet ballistic missile submarinea submarine carrying ballistic missiles nautilus, nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarinea submarine that is propelled by nuclear power submersible, submersible warship a warship designed to operate under water 2n a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States Syn|Hyper Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, poor boy, sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep sandwich two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them 3adj beneath the surface of the sea Syn undersea subsurface beneath the surface 4v attack by submarine The Germans submarined the Allies Hyper assail, attack launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with 5v control a submarine Hyper control, operate handle and cause to function 6v move forward or under in a sliding motion The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car Hyper skid, slew, slide, slip, slue move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner 7v bring down with a blow to the legs Hyper cut down, down, knock down, pull down, push down cause to come or go down 8v throw with an underhand motion Hyper flip, pitch, sky, toss throw or toss with a light motion |
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