英语单词

gunboat是什么意思

gunboat

英 ['gʌnbəʊt] 美 ['ɡʌnbot]
  • n. 炮艇;小炮舰

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

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