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battleships

UK //ˈbæt.əl.ʃɪps//US //ˈbæt̬.əl.ʃɪps//

词源

复合词,源自battle(战斗)+ ship(船),最早记录于1794年,指专门用于海战的大型船只。

noun

❶ 大型军舰,尤指20世纪上半叶用于海战的重型装甲战舰,配备大口径火炮,是海军舰队的主力作战单位。

“The battleships fired their massive guns during the naval battle.”

(这些战列舰在海战中发射了它们巨大的火炮。)

“Modern navies have replaced battleships with aircraft carriers.”

(现代海军已用航空母舰取代了战列舰。)

同义词:warships, dreadnoughts, naval vessels

常见短语

paper battleships — 指仅在计划或设计阶段存在而从未实际建造的战列舰,常用于军事历史讨论中。

“Many paper battleships were designed but never built due to treaty restrictions.”

(由于条约限制,许多仅存在于图纸上的战列舰从未被建造。)