| 单词 | seaman |
| 释义 | seaman (once / 619 pages) n WORD FAMILY seaman: seamanlike, seamanly, seamanship, seamen+/seamanlike: unseamanlike USAGE EXAMPLESSuch traditional names as “fireman,” “corpsman” and even “seaman” were about to disappear until a whole fleet of authentic sailors sounded the alarm. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) He is a former Navy seaman and currently a licensed psychotherapist. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) But if that seaman is anything like Webster, recognition may not be important. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) n a man who serves as a sailor Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper Jack, Jack-tar, gob, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, tar Sir John Hawkins English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) Captain KiddScottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701) able seaman, able-bodied seaman a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosuna petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen deckhand, roustabouta member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor helmsman, steerer, steersmanthe person who steers a ship bargee, bargeman, lightermansomeone who operates a barge officer, ship's officera person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel pilota person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor sea lawyeran argumentative and contentious seaman whalera seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales cox, coxswainthe helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew captain, master, sea captain, skipperan officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship first mate, matethe officer below the master on a commercial ship privateer, privateersmanan officer or crew member of a privateer purseran officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare navigator, sailing masterthe ship's officer in charge of navigation stewardthe ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements supercargoan officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase crewman, sailor any member of a ship's crew Seaman (once / 9134 pages) n WORD FAMILY Seaman: Seamen USAGE EXAMPLESThe father, Navy Seaman Xavier Houston, pleaded guilty in January to cruelty to juveniles and is serving a 10-year prison sentence. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The first two verses were published in the November 1883 issue of the Sailor’s Magazine and Seamen’s Friend under the title “Luther’s Cradle Song.” Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Seaman was white and English; the other three were black Americans. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) n muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) Syn|Exp Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Nellie Bly journalist a writer for newspapers and magazines |
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