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sailor

noun
 
🔊/ˈseɪlə(r)/
🔊/ˈseɪlər/
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  1.  
     a person who works on a ship as a member of the crew水手；海员
    • a crew of two officers and 13 sailors两名船员和13名水手的船员
    • The vessels are manned by 1  300 sailors.船只由1300名水手驾驶。
    • His father was a US Navy sailor.他的父亲是美国海军水手。
    • Many soldiers, sailors and airmen lost their lives.许多士兵，水手和飞行员丧生。
    Topics War and conflictb1, Transport by waterb1, Jobsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • avid
    • keen
    • experienced
    • …
    sailor + noun
    • outfit
    • suit
    • hat
    • …
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  2.  
     a person who sails a boat驾船人
    • My parents were keen sailors. 我的父母是热衷的水手。
    • The three missing men were experienced sailors.三名失踪人员是经验丰富的水手。
    Topics Transport by waterb1, Sports: water sportsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • avid
    • keen
    • experienced
    • …
    sailor + noun
    • outfit
    • suit
    • hat
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: variant of obsolete sailer.
Idioms
a good/bad sailor
  1. a person who rarely/often becomes sick at sea很少／经常晕船的人