| 单词 | x-chaser |
| 释义 | > as lemmasx-chaser f. x-chaser, etc.: a naval officer proficient in examinations or good at his work (see also quots. 1946 at sense 3a, 1962). slang. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > officers by personality tarpaulinc1690 x-chaser1904 man-eater1929 boffin1941 roaring forties1948 1904 ‘Vanderdecken’ Mod. Officer of Watch vi. 64 To get on at sea it is not necessary to be an X hunter, a man may be a smart officer without ever having been near enough to an X to drop salt on its tail. 1912 ‘Aurora’ Jock Scott, Midshipman i. 4 He was what we called an x catcher; in fact, he passed out of the Britannia a midshipman and was wearing his patches the day he left. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin v. 71 He was an x-chaser, in that he had done remarkably well in all his different examinations. 1946 J. Irving Royal Navalese 190 X chaser, a mathematically minded man; a theoretician. Also, a navigating officer who has qualified..as the navigator of a First Class ship. 1962 A. G. Course Dict. Naut. Terms 215 X chaser, a meticulous navigator in the Royal Navy. < as lemmas |
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