privateers

[美國]/ˌpraɪvə'tɪə/
[英國]/'praɪvə'tɪr/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. (戰時特准攻擊敵方商船的)私掠船

例句

There are 6 one-eye'd men in gaming: Wizards of the Coast Upper Deck Games Workshop Privateer Press WizKids and White Wolf.

業內就有這麼六個獨眼龍:海岸巫師(WizardsoftheCoast)、上等卡牌(UpperDeck),遊戲工房(GamesWorkshop),私掠船(PrivateerPress),WizKids,以及白狼(WhiteWolf)。

The privateer attacked the enemy ship.

私掠船襲擊了敵船。

During the war, privateers were hired to attack enemy vessels.

在戰爭期間,私掠船被僱來襲擊敵船。

The privateer captain was known for his cunning tactics.

私掠船船長以其狡猾的戰術而聞名。

Privateers were often used to disrupt enemy trade routes.

私掠船經常被用來破壞敵人的貿易路線。

The privateer's crew was well-trained and disciplined.

私掠船的船員訓練有素且紀律嚴明。

Privateers were authorized by governments to attack enemy ships.

私掠船得到政府授權襲擊敵船。

The privateer sailed under a letter of marque.

私掠船攜帶私掠許可證航行。

Privateers played a significant role in naval warfare.

私掠船在海戰中扮演着重要角色。

The privateer's flag struck fear into the hearts of their enemies.

私掠船的旗幟讓敵人心生畏懼。

Privateers were motivated by the promise of plunder.

私掠船被掠奪的誘惑所驅使。

原聲例句

So was he a pirate or was he a privateer, the answer really depends on who you ask.

他到底是海盜還是皇家海盜,答案取決於你問誰。

來源: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

A privateer was basically a legal British mercenary pirate.

私掠船船員是合法的英國僱傭軍海盜。

來源: One Hundred Thousand Whys

Maybe the most famous example comes from an English privateer named Sir Francis Drake.

也許最著名的例子來自一位名叫弗朗西斯·德雷克爵士的英國海盜。

來源: One Hundred Thousand Whys

We should mention at this point that, although nowadays we use terms like pirate, privateer and buccaneer.

在這一點上我們應該提到,儘管現在我們使用像pirate, privateer和buccaneer這樣的詞。

來源: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Their privateers wrapped up their raids on English merchant ships in the region.

他們的私掠船結束了該地區對英國商船的襲擊。

來源: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

A privateer was usually limited to tracking down one particular ship for a certain period of time.

私掠船船員通常只在一段時間內追蹤一艘特定的船舶。

來源: One Hundred Thousand Whys

In 1619, the English privateer ship, white lion landed at Point Comfort in Virginia.

- 1619 年,英國私掠船 white lion 在弗吉尼亞州的 Point Comfort 登陸。

來源: Fun Talk about Linguistics

The privateers spent a few weeks in the city time, during which they took everything of value that was left behind.

海盜們在城裏呆了幾個星期,在此期間,他們帶走了遺留下來的一切有價值的東西。

來源: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

He was an English privateer who collected endless loot before the  beginning of the Golden Age of Piracy.

他是一名英國海盜,在海盜黃金時代開始之前收集了無盡的戰利品。

來源: Charming history

He also became a heavy drinker, particularly fond of the local rum which he enjoyed, while swapping old war stories with other former privateers and buccaneers.

他還成了一個酒鬼,尤其喜歡喝當地的朗姆酒,他喜歡這種酒,同時還和其他前海盜和海盜們分享古老的戰爭故事。

來源: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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