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sea legs

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Water
ˈsea legs noun [plural]  TTWthe ability to walk normally, not feel ill etc when you are travelling on a ship 能在颠簸的船上平稳走动的本领,不晕船的能力find/get your sea legs I felt awful yesterday. But, thankfully, I’ve found my sea legs now. 昨天我感觉很糟,不过谢天谢地,现在我不晕船了。
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sea legsMen get sea legs and become catlike and grow beards.It then dawned on them that maybe sea legs were required for the following morning.At the end of the day was the guys from the heart of the city who found their sea legs and won.find/get your sea legsAt the end of the day was the guys from the heart of the city who found their sea legs and won.
ˈsea legs nounChineseSyllable
Corpus ill normally, ability etc feel walk to the not


sea legs
ˈsea legs noun [plural]
the ability to walk normally, not feel ill etc when you are travelling on a ship
    find/get your sea legs
    I felt awful yesterday. But, thankfully, I’ve found my sea legs now.


sea legsBrE /ˈsiː leɡz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiː leɡz/ 🔊 noun [plural] the ability to walk easily on a moving ship and not to feel sick at sea 在颠簸的船上行走自如且不晕船的本领It won't take you long to find your sea legs. 不用多久你就会习惯船上生活。🔊🔊