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 Englishseaother
+
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.