Word · Frequency #7964
cox
/kɒks/
noun
舵手；（尤指赛艇的）舵手
A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.
- 1.
A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.
船的舵手,尤指赛艇队的舵手。
船的舵手,尤指赛艇队的舵手。；舵手
In use
The cox steered the boat expertly through the narrow channel.
During the race, the cox shouted commands to the rowers.
The team's cox was praised for her calm leadership.
be the cox of sth
通常用于赛艇运动。
He is the cox of the university rowing team.
他是大学划船队的舵手。
act as cox for sth
She acted as cox for the women's eight.
她担任女子八人艇的舵手。
Common mistakes
He is a cox of the team.He is the cox of the team.
冠词错误：当指代特定船只上的特定舵手时，通常使用定冠词 'the' 而非不定冠词 'a'，因为角色是唯一的。
He coxed the race yesterday.He coxed the boat in the race yesterday.
及物动词用法错误：'cox' 作为动词时，直接宾语应是船只（如 'the boat'），而非比赛项目；应添加 'the boat' 并调整介词短语。
Connections
Collocations
- cox of the boat
- 船上的舵手
- He served as the cox of the boat during the race.他在比赛中担任了船的舵手。
- cox in a race
- 比赛中的舵手
- The cox in a race must steer the boat precisely.比赛中的舵手必须精确地操纵船。
- cox's commands
- 舵手的口令
- The rowers responded quickly to the cox's commands.桨手们迅速响应舵手的口令。
- cox for the team
- 队伍中的舵手
- She was chosen as the cox for the team.她被选为队伍的舵手。
Synonyms
- helmsman
- 舵手 · 常指任何船只的舵手，不特指赛艇。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象舵手在比赛中喊“扣！扣！”，谐音cox，扣住方向。共17字。
Context & Register
赛艇舵手
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words rhyme with cox, sharing /ɒks/.
Learn the forms together
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