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Cruiser Cruise Protect Meaning 7676.Cruiser 英 Kruːzə]美 Krʊzɚ

正面 7676.cruiser
英 ['kruːzə]美 ['krʊzɚ]

背面
释义:
n. 巡洋舰;巡航飞机,警察巡逻车
例句:
1. The snow cruiser proved hopelessly unsuited to Antarctic conditions.事实证明雪地车根本不适合在南极地区使用。

1. 音:墨客,古时的文人墨客经常写文章嘲弄现实,针砭时弊。2. 谐音“模客”-----模仿客-----模仿客人、模仿的客人、模仿的人。3. monkey 猴子经常模仿人,比喻嘲笑。

cruiser (n.)1670s, agent noun from cruise (v.), or, probably, borrowed from similar words in neighboring languages (such as Dutch kruiser, French croiseur), originally a warship built to cruise and protect commerce or chase hostile ships (but in 18c. often applied to privateers). Like the frigate of olden days the cruiser relies primarily on her speed; and is employed to protect the trade-routes, to glean intelligence, and to act as the 'eyes of the fleet'. [Sir Geoffrey Callender, "Sea Passages," 1943] Meaning "one who cruises for sex partners" is from 1903, in later use mostly of homosexuals; as a boxing weight class, from 1920; meaning "police patrol car" is 1929, American English."

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