waterman
FREQ #34432
n. 船工, 船家, 船夫, 划手
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词形变化
watermen
复数
watermen
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A seaman, a sailor.
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2.
A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman.
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3.
Someone who distributes or supplies water for a living; a water-carrier.
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4.
Specifically, an attendant on cab stands who supplies water to the horses.
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5.
A man skilled in multiple aquatic sports disciplines, such as surfing, bodysurfing, undersea diving, canoe paddling, fishing, etc.
体育
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English waterman, equivalent to water + -man.
来源:wiktionary