| 词汇 | gunboat |
| 释义 | gunboat noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡʌn.bəʊt/ us /ˈɡʌn.boʊt/ a small military ship with large guns, used especially in areas near the coast（尤指沿海地带的）小炮舰 The Navy admiralty aircraft carrier armada broadside cruiser destroyer fleet frigate HMS minesweeper naval pocket battleship RFA RN seaborne submarine the Navy Seals the USN transport ship troopship Examples of gunboatgunboat It appeared especially so for those who were defeated by gunboats and railways from the nineteenth century on. Secondly, there is the gunboat diplomacy of threatening to leave if we do not get just what we want. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We no longer impose our will by gunboat diplomacy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was the first officer in this country to fuel a submarine from a gunboat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They complained that we had not given them any gunboats to allow them to defend their borders more effectively. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Would we use gunboats and insist on boarding such vessels? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be some people who still believe in gunboats, but most sensible people on both sides want to see mutual arms reductions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of special vessels—gunboats, mining vessels, repair ships, etc. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At no time did she approach closer than about 200 yards to the gunboat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be one or two gunboats there, or something of that sort; but the defence forces are quite thin on the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No, because we do not have the gunboats to send. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nobody is asking for that, for a gunboat or anything else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was said that a gunboat ought to be sent to let them through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In case of trouble we were able to send out a couple of wooden gunboats, and that was that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was inspected three times in 24 hours because, according to one officer, "the gunboat had nothing else to do". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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