Wordiyosubmarine
🇬🇧 UK/'sʌbmәri:n/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A vessel capable of operating underwater, especially a military one armed with torpedoes or missiles
潜水艇；潜艇
adj.
Existing, operating, or designed for use beneath the surface of the sea
海底的；水下的
v.
To operate or serve on a submarine; to attack or undermine someone secretly
驾驶潜艇；暗中破坏
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsubunder, below
+
marineother
=submarine
Common Collocations
- 1.nuclear submarine核潜艇
- 2.submarine warfare潜艇战
- 3.submarine launch潜艇发射
- 4.submarine base潜艇基地
Example Sentences
- 1.
The nuclear submarine silently patrolled the depths of the ocean for months.
- 2.
The enemy submarine was detected by sonar before it could launch its torpedoes.
- 3.
Advances in submarine technology have made modern vessels nearly undetectable.