| 单词 | flotilla |
| 释义 | flotilla (once / 2287 pages) n If you see a boy launch a flotilla of handmade sailboats on the far side of a pond, chances are his fleet of ships won't make it to your side of the pond. Flotilla is from the Spanish word flota, which means fleet. The word looks like the Spanish word tortilla but is not pronounced at all the same way, even though they are both from the same language. Flotilla is pronounced like the word "float" and the "-ill" part of the word "hill," then with "uh" on the end of the word. WORD FAMILYflotilla: flotillas USAGE EXAMPLESThe flotilla raised alarm in Japan when it steamed between the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Or, “I became entangled with a flotilla of jellyfish on a European holiday.” The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) For a fleeting moment, the campaign seemed almost festive, when Bob Geldof and Farage traded insults across the Thames from rival flotillas. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) 1n a fleet of small craft Hyper fleet a group of warships organized as a tactical unit 2n a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships Hyper fleet a group of warships organized as a tactical unit |
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