merchant navy

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ˌmerchant ˈnavy British English, merchant marine American English noun [singular]  BTTWall of a country’s ships that are used for trade, not war, and the people who work on these ships 〔一个国家的〕全部商船，商船队；〔一个国家的〕全体商船船员 John worked as a chef in the merchant navy. 约翰在商船队里当厨师。

Examples from the Corpus

merchant navy• The importance of the merchant navy in the formation of the maritime culture in North Shields was very great.

ˌmerchant ˈnavy nounChineseSyllable  

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merchant navy
ˌmerchant ˈnavy British English, ˌmerchant maˈrine American English noun [singular]
all of a country’s ships that are used for trade, not war, and the people who work on these ships:
    John worked as a chef in the merchant navy.

merchant navyBrE /ˌmɜːtʃənt ˈneɪvi/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɜːrtʃənt ˈneɪvi/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˌmerchant maˈrine) noun [countable + singular or plural verb] a country's commercial ships and the people who work on them （国家的）商船队；全体商船船员