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单词 boatman
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Definition of boatman in English:

boatman

nounPlural boatmen ˈbəʊtmənˈboʊtmən
  • A person who hires out boats or provides transport by boat.

    (出租船只或承运货物的)船老板

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Up to now the strike action has had no impact on the port, primarily because the boatmen's duties are being carried out by the Harbour Master and the Chief Executive of the company.
    • Mr. Burke claims the new regulations, which require boatmen to carry anchors in small fishing boats, create very real dangers and are, in fact, a safety hazard.
    • Lt Welch has a team of 31, including 27 divers, an administrative assistant, a boatman and two artificers to maintain their equipment.
    • After arriving at Fern Island, they had to hire a boatman to take them to Goldworth Isle.
    • The stoic expression on Buddy's weathered face was almost identical to that of the other boatman as the boats closed rapidly on each other.
    • Trade on the Barrow was booming with up to 50 boats owned and worked by the Graignamanagh boatmen who worked the navigation system until trade ceased.
    • Founding Chairman of the Newry Canal Preservation Society, John was a boatman, a sailor, a windsurfer and a musician from the Showband days.
    • The five boatmen provide 24-hour cover at the port and some of them have been working there for up to 20 years.
    • On the boat, boatmen will engage with the passenger to get an impression of his/her wants and needs and length of stay.
    • Ferries have crossed the River Severn between Newnham and Arlingham since Roman times, but the last boatman packed up in 1947.
    • A little distance from the river bank, boatmen had docked their boats and foreign tourists occupying those boats were clicking their cameras or taking video recordings of the beautiful ceremony.
    • Later on Friday night some of the striking boatmen took over a pilot boat and their action prevented a harbour pilot disembarking from a ship coming down river from Belview Port on its way to Rotterdam.
    • The boatman steers the boat out into the current where Paul and his fellow co-celebrity, Scotland rugby star Rob Wainwright, make the first casts of the season.
    • Instead, follow the river where it goes, and after a time, when the rapids no longer swirl and bash, you may hire a boatman to take you where you wish.
    • These conversations show that the services provided by the boatmen far exceed the physical labour of rowing.
    • The staff are entering into the spirit and designing a crew outfit for the occasion based on Venetian boatmen complete with ribbons and sashes.
    • Enter from the north bank, downstream from the bridge at the Tweed boatman's mooring site.
    • The Maldives is the original Waterworld, where tiny islands poke just out of the water to sprout palm trees and low-rise hotel complexes, and the boatmen cut their teeth at the tiller.
    • Sitting in his small wooden boat, an old boatman surnamed Wu warmed up a pot of yellow rice wine, then carefully poured it into a bowl for himself.
    • Not all is lost though, for about twenty five pounds sterling you can hire a boatman for six hours and have him anchor within casting distance of the feeding fish.
    Synonyms
    seaman, seafarer, seafaring man, mariner

Rhymes

boatmen

Definition of boatman in US English:

boatman

nounˈbōtmənˈboʊtmən
  • A person who rents out or works on boats.

    (出租船只或承运货物的)船老板

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Founding Chairman of the Newry Canal Preservation Society, John was a boatman, a sailor, a windsurfer and a musician from the Showband days.
    • The stoic expression on Buddy's weathered face was almost identical to that of the other boatman as the boats closed rapidly on each other.
    • Enter from the north bank, downstream from the bridge at the Tweed boatman's mooring site.
    • Sitting in his small wooden boat, an old boatman surnamed Wu warmed up a pot of yellow rice wine, then carefully poured it into a bowl for himself.
    • Not all is lost though, for about twenty five pounds sterling you can hire a boatman for six hours and have him anchor within casting distance of the feeding fish.
    • The five boatmen provide 24-hour cover at the port and some of them have been working there for up to 20 years.
    • The boatman steers the boat out into the current where Paul and his fellow co-celebrity, Scotland rugby star Rob Wainwright, make the first casts of the season.
    • Trade on the Barrow was booming with up to 50 boats owned and worked by the Graignamanagh boatmen who worked the navigation system until trade ceased.
    • Lt Welch has a team of 31, including 27 divers, an administrative assistant, a boatman and two artificers to maintain their equipment.
    • The Maldives is the original Waterworld, where tiny islands poke just out of the water to sprout palm trees and low-rise hotel complexes, and the boatmen cut their teeth at the tiller.
    • On the boat, boatmen will engage with the passenger to get an impression of his/her wants and needs and length of stay.
    • Ferries have crossed the River Severn between Newnham and Arlingham since Roman times, but the last boatman packed up in 1947.
    • Up to now the strike action has had no impact on the port, primarily because the boatmen's duties are being carried out by the Harbour Master and the Chief Executive of the company.
    • The staff are entering into the spirit and designing a crew outfit for the occasion based on Venetian boatmen complete with ribbons and sashes.
    • These conversations show that the services provided by the boatmen far exceed the physical labour of rowing.
    • Mr. Burke claims the new regulations, which require boatmen to carry anchors in small fishing boats, create very real dangers and are, in fact, a safety hazard.
    • Instead, follow the river where it goes, and after a time, when the rapids no longer swirl and bash, you may hire a boatman to take you where you wish.
    • Later on Friday night some of the striking boatmen took over a pilot boat and their action prevented a harbour pilot disembarking from a ship coming down river from Belview Port on its way to Rotterdam.
    • A little distance from the river bank, boatmen had docked their boats and foreign tourists occupying those boats were clicking their cameras or taking video recordings of the beautiful ceremony.
    • After arriving at Fern Island, they had to hire a boatman to take them to Goldworth Isle.
    Synonyms
    seaman, seafarer, seafaring man, mariner
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