"landlubber" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 旱鸭子
• 不懂航海的人

Definition

不习惯在船上或大海上的人，尤其是不懂海上生活的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多为幽默或非正式用语，常被海员用来形容不懂海的人。有时带有戏谑意味。一般只在航海或海事语境下使用。

Examples

He is a true landlubber who has never seen the ocean.

他是真正的**旱鸭子**，从未见过大海。

The sailors laughed at the landlubber trying to tie a knot.

水手们嘲笑那位试图打结的**旱鸭子**。

As a landlubber, she felt nervous on the boat.

作为**旱鸭子**，她在船上感到紧张。

Don't worry, every experienced sailor was a landlubber once.

别担心，每个有经验的水手以前都是**旱鸭子**。

I'm such a landlubber—I got seasick after just five minutes!

我真是个**旱鸭子**，才五分钟就晕船了！

You can spot a landlubber by how they walk on deck—they look so unsure of themselves.

你能从他们在甲板上走路的方式看出谁是**旱鸭子**—看起来很不自信。