| 单词 | Jack-tar |
| 释义 | Jack-tar (once / 187609 pages) n WORD FAMILY Jack-tar USAGE EXAMPLESThe other, as his dress betokened, was a Jack-tar of the Royal Navy. Austin, Henry, The Thorogood Family(2010) They were all British seamen, but displayed at that time none of the well-known hearty off-hand rollicking characteristics of the Jack-tar. Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), The Lonely Island—The Refuge of the...(2010) Born as he was in the nineteenth century, he was only a Jack-tar and a hero! Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), Blue Lights—Hot Work in the Soudan(2010) n a man who serves as a sailor Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper Jack, gob, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar Sir John Hawkins English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) Captain KiddScottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701) able seaman, able-bodied seaman a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosuna petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen deckhand, roustabouta member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor helmsman, steerer, steersmanthe person who steers a ship bargee, bargeman, lightermansomeone who operates a barge officer, ship's officera person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel pilota person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor sea lawyeran argumentative and contentious seaman whalera seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales cox, coxswainthe helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew captain, master, sea captain, skipperan officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship first mate, matethe officer below the master on a commercial ship privateer, privateersmanan officer or crew member of a privateer purseran officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare navigator, sailing masterthe ship's officer in charge of navigation stewardthe ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements supercargoan officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase crewman, sailor any member of a ship's crew |
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