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词汇 skippering
释义 skippering
present participle ofskipper
skipper
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈskɪp.ər/ us /ˈskɪp.ɚ/
to be the captain of a boat, team, aircraft, etc.成为…的船长(或队长、机长)
Synonym
captain
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Controlling and being in charge
aggrandize
assert your authority
assume
assumption
authoritative
get the better of someoneidiom
get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom
get/fall into the wrong handsidiom
govern
guiding principle
paternalistically
peremptorily
peremptory
play Godidiom
plenipotentiary
slow
tame
what someone says, goesidiom
wrangle
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Examples of skippering


skippering

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


However, his first task was skippering the landing pontoon, ferrying stores from ship to shore.
That is why people are spending their days in day centres and their nights skippering.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Something like one-third of the single homeless are living in squats and "skippering".
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
His wife later told the press that he first became alarmed by the state of the oceans when skippering the vessel during the record attempts.
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Wikipedia

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Bareboat charters involve a person renting a boat or cabin and skippering it themselves if they are renting the whole yacht.
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Wikipedia

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The examination involves a demonstration of skippering skills, boat handling, general seamanship, navigation, safety awareness and knowledge of ship construction, ballasting, radio, radar, collision regulations, meteorology and signals.
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Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
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