"cox" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 舵手（划船）

Definition

“cox”指的是在赛艇中负责指挥、掌舵并为队员定节奏的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“cox”几乎仅用于赛艇运动领域，是“coxswain”的缩写。既可作名词（指人），也可作动词（指做舵手）。

Examples

The cox sits at the back of the boat.

**舵手**坐在船尾。

The team listens to the cox for instructions.

队员们听从**舵手**的指令。

Our boat’s cox is very experienced.

我们船的**舵手**非常有经验。

Without a good cox, the rowers would be lost.

没有优秀的**舵手**，划手们就会迷失方向。

I learned to cox for my college row team last year.

我去年学会了给大学赛艇队当**舵手**。

He’s the smallest on the crew, so he became the cox.

他是队里最小的，所以成了**舵手**。