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单词 naval
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Definition of naval in English:

naval

adjective ˈneɪv(ə)lˈneɪvəl
  • Relating to a navy or navies.

    (与)海军(有关)的;海军中的;(与)海军舰船(有关)的

    a naval base

    海军基地。

    a naval officer

    海军军官。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A new expanded yard at Portsmouth will be the most modern naval shipbuilding facility in the world.
    • He is also an avid historian and often conducts tours of the historical naval base.
    • One former naval officer said the case represented a sea-change in navy management style.
    • It took eight hours to load three miles of pipe, using four officers and 40 naval ratings.
    • Owned by Mexico, the islands are uninhabited except for a naval base on Socorro.
    • The island became very influenced by America and was a base to America's huge Pacific naval fleet.
    • It lies on an American naval base and the only viewing point is 100 metres away.
    • We didn't venture as far as the naval base, but found a beautiful spot to camp right by the edge of the Baltic Sea.
    • It was handed down through the generations of the family of one of Cook's fellow naval officers.
    • She and her husband have moved south to the Black Sea - away from the naval base that was their home.
    • I would like to study about the naval history between the Japanese and the Royal Navy.
    • The harbour at Suda Bay was the largest in the Mediterranean Sea and an ideal base for naval operations.
    • It was this maritime vulnerability that made naval politics the most important of all politics.
    • The Royal Navy has once again reiterated that there were no naval vessels or submarines in the area at the time.
    • Only its vital strategic importance as a naval base cushioned it from further reprisals.
    • In a party scene, she toasts a young woman, newly betrothed to a naval officer.
    • The fleet was to surrender, but it was scuttled before it reached the naval base at Scapa Flow.
    • As a junior naval officer it seems you work very hard for comparatively little salary.
    • The ships are tied up in Portsmouth naval base, with the numbers on board reduced to single figures.
    • It was believed to be the largest gathering of naval vessels in Liverpool for decades.
    Synonyms
    marine, ocean, oceanic

Derivatives

  • navally

  • adverb
    • At that time, England was navally inferior to Holland.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One member to revolt was Thasos, a rich and navally powerful island which controlled parts of nearby Thrace.
      • At that time Britain led the world economically, technologically and militarily (or at least navally).
      • As a counterpoint to these navally oriented papers, he considers the complication for defence planning introduced by the steadily developing capability of air forces.
      • Much of his church is navally themed.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin navalis, from navis 'ship'.

Rhymes

navel

Definition of naval in US English:

naval

adjectiveˈnāvəlˈneɪvəl
  • Of, in, or relating to a navy or navies.

    (与)海军(有关)的;海军中的;(与)海军舰船(有关)的

    a naval officer

    海军军官。

    naval operations

    海战。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was believed to be the largest gathering of naval vessels in Liverpool for decades.
    • She and her husband have moved south to the Black Sea - away from the naval base that was their home.
    • As a junior naval officer it seems you work very hard for comparatively little salary.
    • We didn't venture as far as the naval base, but found a beautiful spot to camp right by the edge of the Baltic Sea.
    • In a party scene, she toasts a young woman, newly betrothed to a naval officer.
    • I would like to study about the naval history between the Japanese and the Royal Navy.
    • It took eight hours to load three miles of pipe, using four officers and 40 naval ratings.
    • Owned by Mexico, the islands are uninhabited except for a naval base on Socorro.
    • The fleet was to surrender, but it was scuttled before it reached the naval base at Scapa Flow.
    • A new expanded yard at Portsmouth will be the most modern naval shipbuilding facility in the world.
    • Only its vital strategic importance as a naval base cushioned it from further reprisals.
    • It was this maritime vulnerability that made naval politics the most important of all politics.
    • The island became very influenced by America and was a base to America's huge Pacific naval fleet.
    • It lies on an American naval base and the only viewing point is 100 metres away.
    • One former naval officer said the case represented a sea-change in navy management style.
    • The ships are tied up in Portsmouth naval base, with the numbers on board reduced to single figures.
    • He is also an avid historian and often conducts tours of the historical naval base.
    • It was handed down through the generations of the family of one of Cook's fellow naval officers.
    • The Royal Navy has once again reiterated that there were no naval vessels or submarines in the area at the time.
    • The harbour at Suda Bay was the largest in the Mediterranean Sea and an ideal base for naval operations.
    Synonyms
    marine, ocean, oceanic

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin navalis, from navis ‘ship’.

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