| 单词 | man-of-war |
| 释义 | man-of-war (once / 2328 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY man-of-war USAGE EXAMPLESLooking up, I saw the jellyfish hovering above, bobbing softly in the blackness like an immense Portuguese man-of-war. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) That’s why Weird Animal Question of the Week is grateful to Mishtu Som, who asked us “What is a Portuguese man-of-war exactly?” National Geographic(Jun 11, 2016) The Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish, also known as a bluebottle, is considered part of the siphonophore class. BBC(Jun 07, 2016) 1 n a warship intended for combat 2Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper ship of the line Old Ironsides a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston sailing warship a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century combat ship, war vessel, warship a government ship that is available for waging war n large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles Syn|Hyper Portuguese man-of-war, jellyfish siphonophore a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。