Word · Frequency #28759
dreadnought
无畏舰
a battleship with big guns all of the same caliber
- 1.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
同类中最大或最强者。
- 2.
One that fears nothing.
无所畏惧的人。
- 3.
Something that assures against fear.
确保免除恐惧之物。
同类中最大或最强者。；无所畏惧的人。；确保免除恐惧之物。；厚呢大衣
In use
The museum's collection includes a model of a dreadnought from the early twentieth century.
Many countries built dreadnoughts before World War I to demonstrate their naval strength.
A dreadnought carried big guns all of the same caliber, which simplified ammunition supply.
a + dreadnought
dreadnought 是可数名词，意为“无畏舰”，指装备统一口径主炮的战列舰。
A dreadnought was the most powerful battleship of its time.
无畏舰是当时最强大的战列舰。
the + dreadnought
定冠词 the 表示特指某一艘无畏舰。
The dreadnought entered the harbor after the battle.
那艘无畏舰在战斗结束后驶入港口。
dreadnought's + noun
名词所有格形式 dreadnought's 表示“无畏舰的……”。
Connections
Collocations
- dreadnought battleship
- 无畏舰
- The navy launched a new dreadnought battleship.海军下水了一艘新无畏舰。
- dreadnought class
- 无畏舰级
- These warships belonged to the dreadnought class.这些战舰属于无畏舰级。
- dreadnought era
- 无畏舰时代
- Naval strategy changed dramatically during the dreadnought era.在无畏舰时代，海军战略发生了剧变。
- all-big-gun dreadnought
- 全重型火炮无畏舰
- The all-big-gun dreadnought carried ten guns of the same caliber.这艘全重型火炮无畏舰装备了十门同口径主炮。
- dreadnought fleet
- 无畏舰舰队
- The enemy's dreadnought fleet never left port.敌方的无畏舰舰队从未离港。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
无畏舰 dreadnought：dread（恐惧）+ nought（无）→ 无所畏惧的战舰，主炮同口径齐射。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：海军史、军事博物馆、历史纪录片 就“无畏舰”这一义项而言，多用于海军史、军事史等书面语境，日常口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
dreadnoughts
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词和 dreadnought 的最后音节 /nɔːt/ 含有相同的元音和辅音 /ɔːt/，其中 thought, bought, fought, sought, brought 都与 -ought 拼写相同；caught 拼作 -aught 但发音相同。注意：drought /draʊt/ 和 draught（英式 /drɑːft/，美式 /dræft/）拼写相似，但发音不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.