| 单词 | navy |
| 释义 | navy (once / 173 pages) 1n 2n A navy is a military force made up of boats and ships that are equipped for defense and fighting. If you always get seasick, you might think about joining an army instead of a navy. During a war, a country's navy does the important job of protecting its shores, as well as attacking the enemy's coasts. A navy is made up of battleships, submarines, and smaller vessels, as well as planes that can land on aircraft carriers or on water. The color that's also called navy, a dark blue, was the original color of the British navy. The Latin root of navy is navis, "ship." WORD FAMILYnavy: naval, navies+/naval: navally USAGE EXAMPLESBut these navy patrols arguably did not fully anticipate one thing: what to do with the pirates when they were caught? The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The morning attack on the U.S. military base in 1941 by the Japanese imperial navy caught American commanders by surprise. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) The Empire State Building was lit this week in Northwestern purple and white and Pittsburgh gold and navy in honor of the game. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 n an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare 2Syn|Hyper naval forces armed service, military service, service a force that is a branch of the armed forces n a dark shade of blue Syn|Hyper dark blue, navy blue blue, blueness blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime Navy (once / 381 pages) n WORD FAMILY Navy: Navies USAGE EXAMPLESIn Philadelphia, it is one of the anchors of a technology hub in the city’s Navy Yard, opening its third biomanufacturing facility there this fall. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Navy denies there’s been any delays in port access. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Dude looked like a coach or an Old Navy model, all fleeced and boot-cut. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) n the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces Syn|Hyper US Navy, USN, United States Navy agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office an administrative unit of government |
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