gunboat
英 ['gʌnbəʊt]
美 ['ɡʌnbot]
英文词源
- gunboat (n.)
- also gun-boat, "small boat fitted with guns for service inshore or up rivers," 1793, from gun (n.) + boat (n.). Gunboat diplomacy is from 1916, originally with reference to Western policies in China.
双语例句
- 1. The gunboat opened fire on the mainland.
- 炮艇朝陆地开炮.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Lieutenant Campbell ordered the man at the wheel to steer for the gunboat.
- 坎贝尔上尉命令舵手将船开向炮艇。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We bid for the construction of a gunboat.
- 我们投标造一炮艇.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Japanese politicians condemned China's gunboat tactics and warnedof the risk of conflict.
- 日政界指责中方的炮舰政策,并警告由此导致冲突的风险.
来自互联网
- 5. After six decades of gunboat diplomacy, any detente is to be welcomed.
- 经历了60载的炮舰外交后, 两岸关系任何形式的缓和都是值得欢迎的.
来自互联网