单词 | naval |
释义 | naval (once / 226 pages) adj Naval means "about a navy or navies." If you are interested in naval history, you probably enjoy seeing ships used in sea battles. Naval comes from the Latin word for ship, navis. Use the adjective naval whenever you're discussing a country's fleet of ships, especially ships intended for use during wartime. You might talk about a naval officer or a naval base, where ships are kept and naval personnel live. It's easy to confuse naval with its homophone navel, the belly button. WORD FAMILYnaval: navally+/navy: naval, navies USAGE EXAMPLESThe island was built for the 1939 World’s Fair, then used as a World War II naval base. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) He’d like to see a beefed-up air and naval presence in the Persian Gulf to thwart Iran. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Tartus is home to a Russian naval base. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) adj connected with or belonging to or used in a navy naval history naval commander naval vessels |
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