“Spithead”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

Spithead

释义

ˈSpithead
The name of an anchorage and a strait which lie off Portsmouth, used attrib. in Spithead nightingale (see quots.) and Spithead pheasant (a) a bloater; (b) a kipper. Naut. slang.
1890Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang II. 283/1 Spithead nightingales (naval), boatswains, and boatswains' mates, on account of their calls.1948Partridge Dict. Forces' Slang 177 Spithead pheasant, a, a bloater. (Navy.)1954News Chron. 4 Nov. 1/4 He had to produce: 1. a cat; 2. a Spithead Pheasant (a kipper); 3. a Sick Bay Shackle (a safety-pin).1963Times 26 Feb. 12/6 Spithead pheasant—slang for a kipper—still appears on the Navy's menu, but Spithead nightingales—bo'sun's mates and call boys are ‘off’.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容：

“Spithead”的英文意思

“汇效网路阻抗”英文翻译

“汇接交叉”英文翻译

“spit-frog”的英文意思

“spite-king”的英文意思

“spitemouse”的英文意思

相关推荐