请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 ship of state
释义

ship of state in American English

noun
a nation or its affairs likened to a ship under sail
Word origin
[1665–75]

Examples of 'ship of state' in a sentence
ship of state

The sooner he leaves the ship of state the better.The ship of state will right itself eventually.She was a cunning pilot of the ship of state, precisely because she never bucked the current.The 50p top rate is only one of the economic barnacles slowing down our ship of state.While they struggle for the wheel, the ship of state faces ice floes, treacherous currents and hurricane-force winds.
随便看

 

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/24 15:38:00