英语词汇“coxswain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The coxswain is the person who steers a boat: the helmsman. If you’re going the wrong way on the sea, blame the coxswain.

There are many different jobs on a boat, including captain and cook. One of the most important jobs is coxswain, which is the helmsman or steersman. In other word, the coxswain is the equivalent of the driver of a car. A coxswain is also the helmsman of a racing crew, like a rowing crew in a competition. The swain part is from a word meaning "servant," and cox is from cok, meaning "a small boat."

WORD FAMILY

coxswain: coxswains

USAGE EXAMPLES

They decided Dartmouth would be too far and, according to Mr Barrett, the coxswain sailed into deeper ground to avoid the worst of the swell.

BBC(Oct 26, 2016)

My new classmates had attended prep school and knew what coxswains were and how to pronounce “gnocchi.”

The New Yorker(Oct 22, 2016)

The coxswain of Gorleston Lifeboat said the area was being treated as "potential crime scene" by police.

BBC(Sep 29, 2016)

n the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew

Syn|Hyper

cox

helmsman, steerer, steersman

the person who steers a ship

单词	coxswain
释义	coxswain (once / 4788 pages) n The coxswain is the person who steers a boat: the helmsman. If you’re going the wrong way on the sea, blame the coxswain. There are many different jobs on a boat, including captain and cook. One of the most important jobs is coxswain, which is the helmsman or steersman. In other word, the coxswain is the equivalent of the driver of a car. A coxswain is also the helmsman of a racing crew, like a rowing crew in a competition. The swain part is from a word meaning "servant," and cox is from cok, meaning "a small boat." WORD FAMILY coxswain: coxswains USAGE EXAMPLES They decided Dartmouth would be too far and, according to Mr Barrett, the coxswain sailed into deeper ground to avoid the worst of the swell. BBC(Oct 26, 2016) My new classmates had attended prep school and knew what coxswains were and how to pronounce “gnocchi.” The New Yorker(Oct 22, 2016) The coxswain of Gorleston Lifeboat said the area was being treated as "potential crime scene" by police. BBC(Sep 29, 2016) n the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew Syn\|Hyper cox helmsman, steerer, steersman the person who steers a ship
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