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the prow of + noun
The prow of the ship cut through the waves.
船首劈开波浪。
船首；机头
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船首；机头
front part of a vessel or aircraft
The prow of the ship cut through the waves.
船首劈开波浪。
船的前部。
The front part of a vessel.
船只。
A vessel.
The sailors gathered at the prow to watch the dolphins.
水手们聚集在船首观看海豚。
From the prow of the ferry, we could see the city skyline.
从渡轮的船首，我们可以看到城市天际线。
The aircraft's prow housed the radar equipment.
飞机的机头装有雷达设备。
The prow of the ship cut through the waves.
船首劈开波浪。
也可用于飞机前部。
The captain stood at the prow.
船长站在船首。
The ship's prow was painted red.
船首被漆成红色。
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在船首
The captain stood at the prow, watching for rocks.
船长站在船首，注意察看岩石。
船首
The prow of the ship rose and fell with the waves.
船首随着波浪起伏。
从船首到船尾
Fire quickly spread from prow to stern.
火势迅速从船首蔓延到船尾。
雕刻的船首
The Viking longship had an ornate carved prow.
这艘维京长船有一个华丽的雕刻船首。
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联想：prow 的 p 像尖尖的船头，突出在最前方，所以记住“船首”。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、诗歌、航海或船舶的正式叙述 prow 多用于文学、诗歌或较正式的书面语，日常口语中较少见；表示船头时通常可用更常见的 bow。
这六个词都与 prow 押韵：重读元音及之后的音都是 /aʊ/，拼写通常是 -ow。注意形似但发音不同的词，如 crow, grow, low, slow，它们的 -ow 读作 /oʊ/，与 prow 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.