be a bowman
bowman 是可数名词,复数为 bowmen;本义指擅长使用弓箭的人。
He is a bowman in the king's army.
他是国王军队里的一名弓箭手。
弓箭手;射手
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弓箭手;射手
a person skilled in using a bow and arrow; an archer
He is a bowman in the king's army.
他是国王军队里的一名弓箭手。
使用弓的人;弓箭手。
A man who uses a bow; an archer.
在团队或划桨者中位于最靠近船头的人。
The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.
The bowman aimed carefully at the target before releasing the arrow.
弓箭手在放箭前仔细瞄准目标。
In the village festival, each bowman tried to hit the apple placed on a post.
在乡村节日里,每位弓箭手都试图射中放在柱子上的苹果。
The old bowman taught his grandson how to hold the bow and draw the string.
老弓箭手教孙子如何握弓和拉弦。
bowman 是可数名词,复数为 bowmen;本义指擅长使用弓箭的人。
He is a bowman in the king's army.
他是国王军队里的一名弓箭手。
这里用所有格 ’s 表示“弓箭手的……”。
A bowman's skill takes years to develop.
弓箭手的技艺需要多年才能练成。
在军事语境中,bowman 也指持弓的士兵。
A bowman in the king's guard stood at the gate.
国王卫队中的一名持弓兵站在门口。
Not this
The army had many bowman.
Use this
The army had many bowmen.
bowman 的复数形式是 bowmen,而不是按规则加 -s 或在 many 后沿用单数。在 many、two 等复数语境中,应使用 bowmen。
Not this
The bowmen is aiming at the target.
Use this
The bowmen are aiming at the target.
bowmen 是复数形式,即使不以 -s 结尾,谓语动词也要用复数(are)。学习者常因 bowmen 没有 -s 而误把它当作单数,从而误用 is。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
技艺娴熟的弓手
A skilled bowman can hit a moving target.
一名技艺娴熟的弓手能击中移动的靶子。
著名的弓手
Robin Hood is the most famous bowman in English folklore.
罗宾汉是英国民间传说中最著名的弓手。
中世纪的弓手
Medieval bowmen were often armed with longbows.
中世纪的弓手通常装备长弓。
骑兵弓手
The general sent mounted bowmen to harass the enemy.
将军派骑兵弓手去骚扰敌人。
弓手的站姿
The bowman's stance was steady despite the wind.
尽管有风,这位弓手的站姿依然稳固。
弓手的瞄准
Years of practice made the bowman's aim unerring.
多年的练习让这位弓手的瞄准百发百中。
《弓手们》
A 1914 short story by Arthur Machen that started the popular 'Angels of Mons' legend during World War I.
阿瑟·梅琴1914年创作的短篇小说,催生了第一次世界大战期间广为流传的“蒙斯天使”传说。
神箭手巴德
In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, Bard the Bowman is the Lake-town hero who kills the dragon Smaug with a single arrow.
在J.R.R.托尔金的《霍比特人》中,神箭手巴德是长湖镇的英雄,用一支箭射杀了巨龙史矛革。
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bowman = bow(弓)+ man(人),想象一个拉弓搭箭的人,就是弓箭手。
语域:formal 常见场景:historical texts、literary writing、military contexts bowman 和 archer 意思相近,但通常用于历史、军事或文学性叙述中;日常口语中更常用 archer。
复数形式为 bowmen,注意不要写作 bowmans。
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