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词汇 lighterman
释义 lighterman
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈlaɪ.tə.mən/ us /ˈlaɪ.t̬ɚ.mən/plurallightermenuk /ˈlaɪ.tə.mən/ us /ˈlaɪ.t̬ɚ.mən/
a man who works on a lighter(= a low, open boat used to move goods to and from ships in a harbour) or on a barge(= a long boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy objects on rivers or canals): 驳船夫
After a seven-year apprenticeship he qualified as waterman and lighterman on the Thames.七年学徒期满后,他成为泰晤士河上有资格的船工及驳船夫。
Like many lightermen, Captain Andrews followed his father and grandfather into the trade.跟许多同行一样,安德鲁斯船长继承了父亲和祖父的职业成为一名驳船工。
John Adams was son of a Thames lighterman.
He was apprenticed to his father as a lighterman, and sent to sea at the age of fifteen.
The industry is thriving, with 640 licensed watermen, who ferry passengers, and lightermen who captain freight.
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