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

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An admiral is the commander of a fleet. In the navy, admiral is one of the highest ranks.

The military is full of rankings, such as captain, private, major, and corporal. Another is admiral, a ranking specific to the navy. While a captain is in charge of one ship, an admiral leads more than one ship: a bunch of ships, which are called a fleet. There are also a few different types of admirals, such as full admiral and vice admiral. Similarly, Battlestar Galactica’s Commander Adama becomes Admiral Adama as a result of leading more than one ship.

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admiral: admirals

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But their effort was blocked for more than two years by admirals who were friendly with the contractor, according to officials familiar with the matter.

Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016)

Volunteers range from generals and admirals to enlisted men and women, who sometimes report for telephone duty in military uniform and a Santa hat.

Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016)

The detained include more than 168 military generals or admirals, and more than 7,500 police officers.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016)

n the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

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full admiral

Captain Bligh

British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)

Sir Francis Drake

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

Viscount Nelson

English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

Isoroku Yamamoto

Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943)

flag officer

a senior naval officer above the rank of captain

n any of several brightly colored butterflies

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brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly

medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

单词	admiral
释义	admiral (once / 190 pages) 1n 2n An admiral is the commander of a fleet. In the navy, admiral is one of the highest ranks. The military is full of rankings, such as captain, private, major, and corporal. Another is admiral, a ranking specific to the navy. While a captain is in charge of one ship, an admiral leads more than one ship: a bunch of ships, which are called a fleet. There are also a few different types of admirals, such as full admiral and vice admiral. Similarly, Battlestar Galactica’s Commander Adama becomes Admiral Adama as a result of leading more than one ship. WORD FAMILY admiral: admirals USAGE EXAMPLES But their effort was blocked for more than two years by admirals who were friendly with the contractor, according to officials familiar with the matter. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) Volunteers range from generals and admirals to enlisted men and women, who sometimes report for telephone duty in military uniform and a Santa hat. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) The detained include more than 168 military generals or admirals, and more than 7,500 police officers. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1 n the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral Syn\|Exp\|Hyper full admiral Captain Bligh British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817) Sir Francis Drake English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) Viscount Nelson English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) Isoroku Yamamoto Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943) flag officer a senior naval officer above the rank of captain 2 n any of several brightly colored butterflies Hyper brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
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