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seafaring

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sea·far·ing /ˈsiːˌfeərɪŋ $ -ˌfer-/ adjective [only before noun]  TTWBOworking or travelling on ships and the sea 海上劳作的;航海的 a seafaring man 海员seafaring noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
seafaringShipping and seafaring are among the exhibits in the town's Shetland County Museum.Maritime historians rate his revelations of seafaring conditions highly.His great enthusiasm was for sailing and in the vacations he would take parties of students on seafaring expeditions.Before he sets off for the next stage, he's sharing his seafaring experiences.Accordingly, she disguised herself to look like a seafaring man and went to the house.Tynesiders see themselves as a seafaring people with all that implies.an author of seafaring talesIt was business as usual in the ancient seafaring town of Sinkport.Thus it was a great port with a very long-established seafaring tradition.
sea·far·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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seafaring
seafaring /ˈsiːˌfeərɪŋ $ -ˌfer-/ adjective [only before noun]
working or travelling on ships and the sea:
    a seafaring man
—seafaring noun [uncountable]


sea·far·ingBrE /ˈsiːfeərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiːferɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] connected with work or travel on the sea/ocean 海上劳作(或航行)的a seafaring nation航海民族 sea·far·ing noun [uncountable]