"old salt" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 老水手
• 老海员

Definition

“老水手”指在海上有多年经验、见多识广的水手，常以讲述故事或提供建议而著称。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属非正式、较为老式的表达，常以亲切口吻形容经验丰富的老水手，有时也泛指在某些艰难行业很有经验的人。

Examples

The old salt told us stories about storms at sea.

那位**老水手**给我们讲了关于海上风暴的故事。

Everyone listened carefully to the old salt’s advice.

大家都认真听那位**老水手**的建议。

The captain is an old salt with over forty years of sailing experience.

船长是一位有四十多年经验的**老水手**。

"That old salt can read the winds better than any device," the crew joked.

“那位**老水手**比任何仪器都懂得看风向，”船员们开玩笑说。

As an old salt, Jack always knows when a storm is coming long before anyone else.

作为**老水手**，Jack总是比别人更早察觉到暴风雨的来临。

You can trust an old salt—they've seen everything the sea can throw at you.

你可以相信一位**老水手**——他们经历过海上的一切风浪。