Phrase
powder monkeys
/ˈpaudə ˈmʌŋki/
noun
战斗中受雇将火药从船上弹药库运到炮甲板的人；18世纪英国皇家海军和美国海军中,这项任务(兼运水)成为船舱侍者及见习水手的永久绰号。
powder monkeys is the plural of powder monkey.
- 1.
A person employed to carry gun powder from the ship's magazine to the gun deck during a battle; in the 18th century Royal British and U.S. Navies, this task (also carrying water) during battles became a permanent nickname for the ship's cabin boys and apprentice seamen.
战斗中受雇将火药从船上弹药库运到炮甲板的人；18世纪英国皇家海军和美国海军中,这项任务(兼运水)成为船舱侍者及见习水手的永久绰号。
(军舰上)搬火药的少年；保管炸药者
Connections
Word family
- powder monkeys
- plural
Learner notes
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.