fleet
noun/fliːt/
/fliːt/
- [countable] a group of military ships commanded by the same person
舰队 - a fleet of destroyers
驱逐舰舰队 - Nelson destroyed the Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.
纳尔逊在特拉法加海战中摧毁了法国-西班牙舰队。
Wordfinder- admiral
- aircraft carrier
- base
- captain
- command
- fleet
- navy
- submarine
- torpedo
- warship
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1- The entire fleet was sunk.
整个舰队都沉没了。 - The ship sailed to join the fleet at Barbados.
这艘船出航了，要加入在巴巴多斯的船队。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- entire
- great
- huge
- …
- operate
- command
- send
- …
- in a/the fleet
- fleet of
- a fleet of destroyers
- [countable] a group of ships fishing together
捕鱼船队 - a fishing/whaling fleet
捕鱼／捕鲸船队
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- entire
- great
- huge
- …
- operate
- command
- send
- …
- in a/the fleet
- fleet of
- a fishing/whaling fleet
- the fleet[singular] all the military ships of a particular country
（一国的）全部军舰，海军 - a reduction in the size of the British fleet
英国海军规模缩减
Extra Examples- The fleet was mobilized and the country prepared for war.
舰队动员起来了，该国已为战争作好了准备。 - There were over 500 ships in the enemy fleet.
敌军舰队有 500 多艘船只。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- entire
- great
- huge
- …
- operate
- command
- send
- …
- in a/the fleet
- fleet of
- a reduction in the size of the British fleet
- [countable] fleet (of something) a group of planes, buses, taxis, etc. travelling together or owned by the same organization
（同一机构或统一调度的）机群，车队 - the company’s new fleet of vans
公司的新客货车队 - a fleet car/vehicle
车队汽车／车辆
Extra Examples- a fleet of taxis
出租车车队 - the company car fleet
公司车队 - The airline is doubling the size of its fleet.
该航空公司要把飞机总数增加一倍。 - The entire US space shuttle fleet was grounded after the accident.
事故发生后，整个美国航天飞机机队停飞。 - There were plans to modernize the tram and bus fleet.
有计划对电车和公交车队进行现代化改造。 - The injured were taken to hospital in a fleet of ambulances.
伤者被救护车队送往医院。 - A fleet of army trucks had surrounded the barn.
一队军用卡车包围了谷仓。 - Their entire fleet of aircraft were destroyed.
他们的整个机队都被摧毁了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- entire
- great
- huge
- …
- operate
- command
- send
- …
- in a/the fleet
- fleet of
- the company’s new fleet of vans
Word Originnoun Old English flēot ‘ship, shipping’, from flēotan ‘float, swim’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlieten and German fliessen, also to flit and float.