seaman

🇬🇧 UK/'si:mәn/🇺🇸 US
C1

Definitions

n.

A sailor or mariner, especially one of lower rank on a ship.

海员,水手,水兵

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
seaother
+
manother
=seaman

Common Collocations

  • 1.able seaman一等水手/熟练水手
  • 2.merchant seaman商船海员
  • 3.ordinary seaman普通水手
  • 4.[seasoned seaman]经验丰富的水手

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The experienced seaman had sailed across the Atlantic more than a dozen times.

  • 2.

    He enlisted as an ordinary seaman and worked his way up to captain.

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