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a trawler who [verb]
此处 trawler 指人（拖网渔民），定语从句用 who 引导。
A trawler who works alone is rare these days.
如今单独作业的拖网渔民很少见。
拖网渔船
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拖网渔船
a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
A trawler who works alone is rare these days.
如今单独作业的拖网渔民很少见。
使用拖网捕鱼的渔船。
A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.
使用拖网的渔夫。
A fisherman who uses a trawl net.
The trawler returned to port with a full load of fish.
这艘拖网渔船满载着鱼返回了港口。
We watched the trawlers sail out of the harbor at dawn.
黎明时分，我们看着那些拖网渔船驶出港口。
A large trawler was dragging its net across the cold northern waters.
一艘大型拖网渔船正拖着渔网穿过寒冷的北部海域。
此处 trawler 指人（拖网渔民），定语从句用 who 引导。
A trawler who works alone is rare these days.
如今单独作业的拖网渔民很少见。
此处 trawler 指船（拖网渔船），定语从句用 that 或 which 引导。
A trawler that is over fifty years old is still in service.
一艘五十多年船龄的拖网渔船仍在服役。
Not this
The fishing boat trawlers near the island every day.
Use this
The fishing boat trawls near the island every day.
trawler 是名词，意为“拖网渔船”；这里需要动词“拖网捕捞”，应使用 trawl。学习者常因只记词义而忽略词性，把名词误当动词用。
Not this
There are three trawler in the harbor.
Use this
There are three trawlers in the harbor.
trawler 是可数名词，复数形式要加 -s。汉语名词没有规则复数变化，学习者容易漏掉复数词尾，因此 three trawler 应改为 three trawlers。
Not this
The fishermen repaired the trawler net before sailing.
Use this
The fishermen repaired the trawl net before sailing.
trawler 指“拖网渔船”，trawl 作名词才指“拖网”；“拖网”应说 trawl net。这里把船与渔具的名称混淆了。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
远洋拖网渔船
They worked on a deep-sea trawler for six months.
他们在一艘远洋拖网渔船上工作了六个月。
商业拖网渔船
Illegal fishing by commercial trawlers has reduced fish stocks.
商业拖网渔船的非法捕捞导致鱼类资源减少。
拖网船队
The trawler fleet returned to port before the storm.
拖网船队在暴风雨来临前回到了港口。
拖网渔船船长
The trawler captain decided to wait out the storm.
拖网渔船的船长决定等待暴风雨过去。
拖网渔船的船员们
The trawler crew spent hours sorting the fish.
拖网渔船的船员们花了好几个小时分拣鱼。
拖网渔港
This small town was once a busy trawler port.
这个小镇曾经是一个繁忙的拖网渔港。
Use trawler naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一艘渔船正拖着大网在海里前行——船尾的网被“拖”着，所以叫 trawler（拖网渔船）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：渔业、航海 该词在渔业和航海语境中通常作中性词，可指拖网渔船，也可指拖网捕鱼的人；正式与非正式场合均可用。
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