词汇 | landlubber |
释义 | landlubber noun[ C ] old-fashioneduk /ˈlændˌlʌb.ər/ us /ˈlændˌlʌb.ɚ/ a person who has little knowledge or experience of ships and travelling by sea没出过海的人,不谙航海的人 People in general beggar bird bod body coot creature devil fellow man/men lubber man mankind number party peeps person person of interest personhood rogue sod stiff Examples of landlubberlandlubber Yes, the doctor here is the stolid skipper while the layman is the hapless landlubber. To sail on an occasion like that was, for a landlubber like myself, an unbelievable experience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps, in those circumstances, a landlubber may ask: is it fair to make that task harder and even, perhaps, impossible? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are having enough difficulty as it is, considering some of the "landlubbers" problems in markets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So am but it does not stop one commenting on the analogy of landlubbers and fishwives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think it was as faulty as his analogy between landlubbers and fishwives in his parish council. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That observation applies to all landlubbers— politicians, bishops, trade union leaders, civil servants, and in particular, university professors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From any point of view this is an entirely proper condition, because it would be wrong if grants were made to incompetents or landlubbers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The insecurity which this causes in the herring industry is a deterrent to recruiting young men to the industry and encourages fishermen to become landlubbers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is almost impossible for landlubbers properly to understand what there is in flying to an airman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I always like to hear landlubbers talking about ships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The seafarers would be accommodated, and there would be no loss to the landlubber. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let me finish the sentence so that we get it on the record correctly—no business of these landlubbers with no knowledge of the river or of the facts or merit. 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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