a battleship
不定冠词表示泛指。
A battleship is a large warship.
战列舰是大型战舰。
战列舰
海战棋；战舰游戏；星际战列舰；大型星际战舰；火箭测试段；模拟试验箭；一种大型主力战舰,排水量数千至数万吨,重装甲且装备大口径火炮；现已过时,被携带导弹的小型舰艇取代。；大型且重装甲的军舰
a large, heavily armoured warship armed with large-calibre guns
一种大型主力战舰,排水量数千至数万吨,重装甲且装备大口径火炮；现已过时,被携带导弹的小型舰艇取代。
A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
大型且重装甲的军舰
large and heavily armoured warship
一种具有相同角色的星际飞船。
A starship of comparable role.
一种非功能性火箭级,用于配置和集成测试。
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
一种在方格纸上或模拟方格纸的游戏板上玩的猜谜游戏。
A guessing game played on grid paper or a gameboard inspired by it.
The battleship sailed into the harbor after a long voyage.
战列舰经过长途航行后驶入了港口。
用法提示：此处battleship为名词，指大型军用战舰。
During World War II, many battleships were deployed in the Atlantic.
第二次世界大战期间，许多战列舰被部署在大西洋。
用法提示：battleship使用复数形式，指多艘主力舰。
The museum displayed a model of an ancient battleship.
博物馆展示了一艘古代战列舰的模型。
用法提示：battleship为名词，表示历史上的军舰类型。
不定冠词表示泛指。
A battleship is a large warship.
战列舰是大型战舰。
定冠词表示特指。
The battleship sailed into the harbor.
战列舰驶入港口。
介词on表示在舰上。
He served on a battleship during the war.
战争期间他在一艘战列舰上服役。
warship泛指任何军用舰船，battleship是其中一种
capital ship指海军中最强大的舰船，包括战列舰和航空母舰
dreadnought特指一种历史类型，不是现代通用同义词
man-of-war是历史术语，现代很少使用
grammar · medium
易错句子The navy has many battleship.
正确表达The navy has many battleships.
battleship 是可数名词，复数形式应为 battleships。中文中没有复数变化，学习者容易忘记加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子The battle ship is a powerful warship.
正确表达The battleship is a powerful warship.
battleship 是一个复合名词，应写为一个单词，而不是分开写。中文里类似“战列舰”也是整体概念。
battleship特指战列舰，warship是军舰的总称
battleship是大型主力舰，destroyer是较小、速度快的护航舰
玩战舰游戏
The children played battleship on the long car ride.
孩子们在漫长的车程中玩了战舰游戏。
击沉战列舰
The enemy fleet tried to sink the battleship with a submarine attack.
敌方舰队试图用潜艇攻击击沉那艘战列舰。
战列舰指挥官
The battleship commander gave the order to open fire.
战列舰指挥官下令开火。
战列舰舰队
The battleship fleet sailed across the Atlantic.
战列舰舰队横渡大西洋。
战列舰火炮
The battleship guns were aimed at the enemy port.
战列舰火炮瞄准了敌方港口。
battle (战斗) + ship (船); 同根词: battlefield (战场), warship (军舰), flagship (旗舰)
非常坚固耐用；像战舰一样结实
This old watch is built like a battleship and still works perfectly.
这块旧表像战舰一样结实，现在仍然走得很准。
让战舰掉头（比喻大型组织改变方向极其困难、缓慢）
Reforming the education system is like turning a battleship around; it takes years.
改革教育体系就像让战舰掉头一样，需要很多年。
你击沉了我的战舰！
In the classic board game Battleship, players say 'You sank my battleship!' when all the holes on a ship have been hit; people also use it jokingly when someone ruins their plans.
在经典桌游《海战棋》中，当一艘船的所有格子都被击中时，玩家会说“你击沉了我的战舰！”；人们也会在别人的计划泡汤时开玩笑说这句话。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.