"swabbie" in Chinese (Simplified)
水手 (俚语,甲板清洁工)
Definition
“Swabbie”是指低级水手,特别是专门打扫甲板的水手的俚语。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非常口语化和幽默,主要用于美国英语,多见于故事、笑话或描述海军生活时。不是尊敬称呼,正式场合避免使用。常见于描述'擦甲板'这类活动。
Examples
The swabbie cleaned the deck every morning.
那位**水手**每天早上都打扫甲板。
A swabbie usually wears simple clothes on the ship.
**水手**在船上通常穿得很简单。
The captain told the swabbie to mop the floor.
船长让**水手**拖地。
When I joined the navy, I started out as a swabbie just like everyone else.
我刚参军时,也像大家一样是个**水手**。
Don't mind the mess—that's what we have a swabbie for!
别担心凌乱——我们有**水手**专门干这个!
He jokes that being a swabbie taught him how to work hard.
他开玩笑说当**水手**让他学会了吃苦耐劳。