gunboat
英 ['g?nb??t]
美['ɡ?nbot]
- n. 炮艇；小炮艦
詞態(tài)變化
復數:?gunboats;
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The gunboat opened fire on the mainland.
- 炮艇朝陸地開炮.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Lieutenant Campbell ordered the man at the wheel to steer for the gunboat.
- 坎貝爾上尉命令舵手將船開向炮艇。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. We bid for the construction of a gunboat.
- 我們投標造一炮艇.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Japanese politicians condemned China's gunboat tactics and warnedof the risk of conflict.
- 日政界指責中方的炮艦政策,并警告由此導致沖突的風險.
來自互聯網
- 5. After six decades of gunboat diplomacy, any detente is to be welcomed.
- 經歷了60載的炮艦外交后, 兩岸關系任何形式的緩和都是值得歡迎的.
來自互聯網