powder monkey
短语n. （军舰上）搬火药的少年, 保管炸药者
发音
US
词形变化
powder monkeys
复数
powder monkeys
释义与例句
n.
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1.
An explosives expert; a person who sets explosives.
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2.
A person employed to carry gun powder from the ship's magazine to the gun deck during a battle; in the 18th century Royal British and U.S. Navies, this task (also carrying water) during battles became a permanent nickname for the ship's cabin boys and apprentice seamen.
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3.
A skier or snowboarder who avidly seeks out the “powder” (light, dry, fluffy snow).
非正式 体育