man-of-war
英 [,mænəv'wɔ:]
美
英文词源
- man-of-war (n.)
- late 14c., "a soldier," from man (n.) + war. Meaning "vessel equipped for warfare" is from late 15c. Man in the sense of "a ship" is attested from late 15c. in combinations (such as merchantman). The sea creature known as the Portuguese man-of-war (1707) is so called for its sail-like crest.
双语例句
- 1. She ran away with a man called McTavish last year.
- 去年，她和一个叫麦克塔维什的男人私奔了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Nora was deflowered by a man who worked in a soda-water factory.
- 在汽水厂工作的一个男子夺去了诺拉的童贞。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.
- 他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived.
- 然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂让他动弹不得，直到警察赶到。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.
- 一名男青年从陡峭的岩壁上坠崖身亡。
来自柯林斯例句