seafaring

英 [ˈsiːfeərɪŋ]

美 [ˈsiːferɪŋ]

adj.  海上劳作(或航行)的

GRE

BNC.33561 / COCA.25164

牛津词典

adj.

• 海上劳作（或航行）的
  connected with work or travel on the sea/ocean
  1. a seafaring nation
     航海民族

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 以航海为业的;定期出海旅行的
  Seafaringmeans working as a sailor or travelling regularly on the sea.
  1. The Lebanese were a seafaring people.
     黎巴嫩人曾是一个航海民族。
  2. ...a seafaring vessel.
     航海船

英英释义

noun

• travel by water
  Synonym:water travel
• the work of a sailor
  Synonym:navigationsailing

adj

• used on the high seas
  1. seafaring vessels
  Synonym:oceangoingseagoing

双语例句

• Portugal is a seafaring nation.
  葡萄牙是一个航海国家。
• One of these seafaring men-the shipmaster, indeed, who had spoken to Hester Prynne-was so smitten with Pearl's aspect, that he attempted to lay hands upon her, with purpose to snatch a kiss.
  这些水手当中有一个人就是同海丝特白兰谈过话的那位船长，他被珠儿的容貌深深吸引，试图把一双手放在她头上，并且打算亲亲她。
• He had sole jurisdiction in maritime and seafaring causes.
  他对海商案件拥有专属管辖权。
• "God made the vittles but the devil made the cook," was a popular saying used by seafaring men in the19th century when salted beef was staple diet aboard ship.
  “上帝创造了世界，魔鬼创造了厨子”是十九世纪海员们经常说得一句话。因为当时他们的主食是腌制的牛肉。
• Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul.
  你们的理性与热情，是你们航行中的灵魂的舵与帆。
• Her former consort, I understand, was a seafaring man.
  我了解到，她的前夫原来是一位航海的人。
• Among those yarns there was one with which Columbus, like all his seafaring companions, must have been familiar.
  在这些航线中，有一个哥伦布，就像所有航海的同伴，其中一定有我们所熟悉的。
• Britain has always been a seafaring nation.
  英国一直是一个航海的民族。
• The practice had been controversial because it contravened common seafaring ways.
  这一做法曾饱受争议，因为它有违通常的航运做法。
• The Mori have a long history of seafaring and are sea masters without equal.
  毛利家拥有漫长的航海史，而且是无可比拟的海上霸主。