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单词 naval
释义
naval
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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.
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naval / navel

Can you name this type of orange?

If you said a navel orange, give yourself a gold star (or a navel orange, if you're feeling peckish). Navel refers to the spot in the middle of your belly where the umbilical cord was once attached. The oranges are refer to as thus because they have a dimple that resembles, well, a navel. Some more examples of navel:

How to prevent navel piercing deformity when pregnant?

Navel orange production blossoms this season

Navel gazing refers to being obsessed with oneself or solely focused on one issue, generally a minor one:

Americans are incredibly self-absorbed navel gazers.

Now it seems many thirtysomethings find themselves succumbing to existential navel-gazing. 'What did I do with my life?' these relative whippersnappers ask.

Naval on the other hand, pertains to a navy, that branch of the military that operates at sea.

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility has agreed to pay $56,000 for hazardous waste violations.

IDF naval forces recently boarded the yacht "Irene."

The amount owners had to spend on repairs and naval stores fell for all vessel types, with container ships again having the largest decline.

Remember, your navel is in the center of your belly, while naval ships belong out at sea.

WORD FAMILY
naval: navally+/navy: naval, navies
USAGE EXAMPLES
The 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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