submarine

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Related topics: Water, Navy

sub·ma·rine1 /ˈsʌbməriːn, ˌsʌbməˈriːn/ ●●○ (also sub) noun [countable]  TTWPMNa ship, especially a military one, that can stay under water 潜（水）艇 a nuclear submarine 核潜艇 →4  See picture of 见图 submarine

Examples from the Corpus

submarine• Around 100 submarines withdrawn from service are moored at sea because there are no facilities for treating their radioactive components.• He was executive officer aboard the Honolulu, a nuclear attack submarine.• A ship could nevertheless be navigated accurately, especially when up-to-date hydrographic data was available from offshore surveys by submarines.• The McKee, with its crew of 1,515 officers and sailors, is a full-service repair ship for submarines.• a nuclear submarine• If you stopped the flights, Soviet submarines would go undetected.• The bows sliced across the forward hull tearing a great gash, but the submarine bounced rather than being ripped instantly in two.

Related topics: Water, Oceanography

submarine2 adjective [only before noun]  TTWHEOgrowing or used under the sea 生于海底[海中]的；海底使用的 submarine plant life 海生植物

Examples from the Corpus

submarine• submarine mountain ranges• The thermal input from hydrothermal springs along submarine spreading centers may drive major patterns of deepwater circulation.Origin submarine2 (1600-1700) sub- + marine

sub·ma·rine1 nounsubmarine2 adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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submarine

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sub‧ma‧rine¹ /ˈsʌbməriːn, ˌsʌbməˈriːn/ (also sub) noun [countable]
a ship, especially a military one, that can stay under water:
    a nuclear submarine
     

THESAURUS

■ military ships
   ▪ warship a military ship with guns, used in a war
   ▪ battleship the largest type of ship used in war, with very big guns on it
   ▪ aircraft carrier a military ship that planes can fly from or land on
   ▪ destroyer a small fast military ship with guns, often used for protecting battleships
   ▪ gunboat a small fast ship with guns on it, often used in shallow water near a coast
   ▪ submarine a military ship that can stay under water: a nuclear submarine
   ▪ minesweeper a military ship used for removing bombs from under water

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submarine² adjective [only before noun]growing or used under the sea:
    submarine plant life