Word · Frequency #7264
seamen
海员；水手；船员
seamen is the plural of seaman.
核心释义
seaman
- 1.
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.
- 2.
水手
a man who serves as a sailor
- 3.
人鱼；美人鱼的男性
A merman; the male of the mermaid.
- 4.
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)
水手的同义词,尤其指海上船只上的水手；水手；人鱼；美人鱼的男性；美国揭黑记者,揭露精神病院恶劣条件(1867-1922)；船员
用法In use
The old seaman told us stories about storms he survived on the Atlantic.
用法提示：本句用名词 seaman 表示“海员”，在句中作主语。
Every seaman on the ship must know how to tie knots.
用法提示：seaman 是名词，指“水手/海员”，在本句中作主语。
Several seamen were rescued after the cargo vessel sank.
用法提示：这里用复数形式 seamen 表示“多名海员”。
work as a seaman
He worked as a seaman for ten years.
他当了十年海员。
a career as a seaman
Many young men choose a career as a seaman.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- able seaman
- 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。
- ordinary seaman
- 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。
- merchant seaman
- 商船海员
- Many merchant seamen travel across the world.许多商船海员环游世界。
- seaman's life
- 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。
- seaman's certificate
- 海员证书
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“sea”（海）和“man”（人）组合，海上的男人就是水手。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral to formal; maritime, shipping, or navy contexts
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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