"sailor" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 水手
• 海员

Definition

sailor 指在船上工作的人，尤其是在海上工作的人。它也可以指会驾驶帆船航行的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常指在海上工作的人员，如 'a sailor on a cargo ship'。在军事语境中，'sailor' 也常指海军成员。不要和 'captain'（船长、指挥者）或 'fisherman'（渔夫）混淆。

Examples

The sailor waved from the ship.

那名**水手**从船上挥手。

My uncle was a sailor for many years.

我叔叔当了很多年的**水手**。

That sailor knows the sea very well.

那个**水手**非常了解大海。

He became a sailor because he never wanted an office job.

他成了**水手**，因为他从来就不想做办公室工作。

You can tell she's a sailor by the way she talks about life at sea.

从她谈论海上生活的方式，你就能看出她是个**水手**。

The old sailor at the harbor always has a story to tell.

港口那位老**水手**总有故事可讲。