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gunboat

英 ['gʌnbəʊt] 美 ['ɡʌnbot]

解释

n. 炮艇；小炮舰

※ 提供单词"gunboat"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

1. The gunboat opened fire on the mainland.: 炮艇朝陆地开炮.

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。

3. We bid for the construction of a gunboat.: 我们投标造一炮艇.

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.

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.