sailor

/ˈseɪlə/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

水手;海员;水兵

释义与例句

n. 水手;海员;水兵
a person who works on a ship, especially one who is not an officer
  1. The young sailor had dreamed of sailing the ocean since childhood.
    这位年轻的水手从小就梦想着航海。
  2. A group of sailors were washing the deck when the storm hit.
    暴风雨袭来时,一群水手正在冲洗甲板。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. After thirty years at sea, the old sailor knew every port in the region.
    在海上度过三十年后,老水手认识这个地区的每一个港口。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 sail(航行)+ or(人)= sailor(水手);注意与 tailor(裁缝)区分。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • sail 航行;帆
    sailor 的核心构成词,可作动词“航行”或名词“帆”。
  • sailing 航海;帆船运动
    sail 的动名词形式,指航海或帆船运动。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • tailor 裁缝
    sailor 是“水手、海员”;tailor 是“裁缝”,指制作或修改衣服的人。两者拼写相似但意思完全不同。
    The tailor measured my shoulders before making the suit. 裁缝在做西装前量了我的肩宽。
常见搭配
  • a good sailor 不晕船的人
    She is a good sailor and rarely feels seasick on rough seas. 她是个不晕船的人,在颠簸的海面也很少晕船。
  • an old sailor 老水手
    The old sailor told us stories about his adventures at sea. 老水手给我们讲了他在海上冒险的故事。
  • a merchant sailor 商船船员
    Her father worked as a merchant sailor for over twenty years. 她父亲当了二十多年商船船员。