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work as a seaman
He worked as a seaman for ten years.
他当了十年海员。
海员；水手；船员
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海员；水手；船员
seaman
He worked as a seaman for ten years.
他当了十年海员。
水手的同义词,尤其指海上船只上的水手
Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
水手
a man who serves as a sailor
人鱼；美人鱼的男性
A merman; the male of the mermaid.
美国揭黑记者,揭露精神病院恶劣条件(1867-1922)
muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
The old seaman told us stories about storms he survived on the Atlantic.
那位老海员给我们讲了他在大西洋上经历风暴的故事。
Every seaman on the ship must know how to tie knots.
船上的每个海员都必须会打绳结。
Several seamen were rescued after the cargo vessel sank.
货轮沉没后，几名海员获救。
He worked as a seaman for ten years.
他当了十年海员。
Many young men choose a career as a seaman.
许多年轻人选择海员作为职业。
The captain is a seasoned seaman with years of experience.
船长是一位经验丰富的海员。
He served as a merchant seaman on cargo ships.
他在货船上当商船海员。
Not this
There are many seamans on the ship.
Use this
There are many seamen on the ship.
seaman的复数形式是seamen，而不是seamans。
Not this
He wants to become seaman.
Use this
He wants to become a seaman.
seaman作为可数名词，在表示职业时通常需要不定冠词a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一等水手
He served as an able seaman on the cargo ship.
他在货船上担任一等水手。
普通水手
The ordinary seaman was learning navigation skills.
这名普通水手正在学习航海技能。
商船海员
Many merchant seamen travel across the world.
许多商船海员环游世界。
海员生活
A seaman's life is full of adventure and hardship.
海员的生活充满冒险和艰辛。
海员证书
He obtained his seaman's certificate after training.
他在培训后获得了海员证书。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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想象“sea”（海）和“man”（人）组合，海上的男人就是水手。
neutral to formal; maritime, shipping, or navy contexts
Words like 'human', 'woman', 'gentleman', and 'fisherman' rhyme with 'seaman' in their final syllable /mən/. However, 'man' is spelled similarly but pronounced /mæn/, so it does not rhyme.
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