| 词汇 | boatswain |
| 释义 | boatswain noun[ C ] (alsobosun)uk /ˈbəʊ.sən/ us /ˈboʊ.sən/ the officer on a ship who is responsible for taking care of the ship's equipment水手长 Ship's officers bosun captain captaincy first mate first officer master mate privateer purser sea captain skipper A boatswain on board an English ship-of-war is a more important personage than he is apt to be on board an American. The boatswain and carpenter, and also the clerk, Mr. Samuel, were allowed to come upon deck. The boatswain had power to beat the laggards and the ship's boys with a cane, or with a piece of knotted rope. The boatswain, gunner, and carpenter, who are called the warrant-officers, always remain on board, even when the rest of the officers and crew are paid off, and the ship laid up in ordinary. This boatswain was a young man, who had been for some years a follower of the Admiral in different ships, and to whom he had just given a warrant. Examples of boatswainboatswain The boatswain was degraded and sentenced to 50 lashes while the four others were sentenced to 27 lashes. Sailors, craftsmen and boatswains were known for fostering a tolerant attitude towards alcohol. Just aft of that was a small mess for the petty officers (chief cook, chief steward, boatswain, and carpenter) consisting of four bunks and a table. Group 5 further reveals a great many fathers who were boatswains (ba°tsman). What incentive have they to put on, over and above the minimum requirements, a boatswain and carpenter? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not proposed to grant gunnery allowance to boatswains who have not undergone the training necessary to qualify for such allowance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No petty officer or seaman is at present qualified for promotion to gunner or boatswain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The old-fashioned spelling of "boatswain"has now been transformed into"bosun," and that is the spelling given in the dictionary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had a patient until recently who had been a boatswain on a sailing ship; he had been retired for 51 years when he died. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Take the case of a boatswain who is raised to warrant rank from the lower deck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certificate allowance is paid to signal boatswains on the staffs of the schools who hold appointments on the staff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have first-class skippers, first-class boatswains and first-class deckhands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be said that owners, in spite of the regulations, will carry a boatswain and carpenter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Take the position of boatswains and carpenters in this report. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of carrying eight men and a boatswain and a carpenter, you may carry eight men and no boatswain and carpenter. 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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