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词汇 able-seaman
释义 able seaman
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌeɪ.bəl ˈsiː.mən/ us /ˌeɪ.bəl ˈsiː.mən/pluralable seamenuk /ˌeɪ.bəl ˈsiː.mən/ us /ˌeɪ.bəl ˈsiː.mən/
in the British and Canadian navies in the past, and in some other navies, a rank held by someone who is not an officer but is more experienced than an ordinary seaman: (英国)一等水兵
My grandfather was an able seaman on one of HM Navy ships.
The Victoria Cross was awarded to Able Seaman William Savage.维多利亚十字勋章授给了一等水兵威廉 • 萨维奇。
From 1915 he was an able seaman in a destroyer.
She spoke to Able Seaman Chapman.
At that time pay was £11 10s a month for able seamen and £12 for firemen.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Ranks in the Navy
admiral
commander
commodore
fleet admiral
midshipman
petty officer
PO
quartermaster
rear admiral
seaman
seamanly
sub lieutenant

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able seaman
He determined on adopting the nautical profession and undertook a number of voyages as apprentice, and as ordinary and ableseaman, in cargo ships and on board whalers.
These figures are based on 27 years' service in the case of the chief petty officer and 22 in that of the ableseaman.
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I think he has selected the case of an ableseaman with 22 years' service.
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It is fair to say that an ableseaman is skilled and trained.
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There is no question of selecting the ableseaman for an argument that he should have something different from what is in the scale.
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Are we suggesting that the responsibility of the ableseaman has been the same as that of the boy?
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Of course this ableseaman has an interesting and exhilarating life, which he no doubt enjoyed.
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No application has been received from any rating above ableseaman.
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I spent five years in the merchant service both as a helmsman and an ableseaman.
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The ableseaman would probably take the wheel thus leaving an immature youth as the only available deck hand.
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An ableseaman in barracks will be 50p better off as a result of the pay award.
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The first, an ableseaman on a long-term engagement, receives £480 a year.
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The son of an ableseaman does not want to be next door to the son of a captain.
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The life pension of the petty officer runs from £32 to £42, and that of the ableseaman is about £18.
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I mentioned four years as a general statement; a seaman of this service would ordinarily have been an ableseaman for some months or longer.
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