“matelot”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

matelot

释义

matelot|ˈmætləʊ|
[Fr., sailor; cf. matlow.]
1. A sailor. Naut. slang.
1911‘Guns’ & ‘Theeluker’ Middle Watch Musings 8 You've just got two old and respected matelots well scrubbed for nuffing.1915Blackw. Mag. July 89/1 We invite the matelots to lie on their backs on the upper-deck.1947Landfall I. 283 What time we had left was spent on fruitless errands for the Pommie matelots.1955Times 10 Aug. 3/3 The Navy was there once more and so were the two matelots of Monday.1970[see Jock¹ 1 b].1974Listener 21 Nov. 672/1 Our screen matelots..should be as reticent as..Captain Horatio Hornblower.
2. Applied to a shade of blue.
1927Daily Tel. 26 Apr. 13/5 (Advt.), Fawn, Rose,..Almond, Matelot.1928Daily Express 27 July 5/4 A lovely deep blue known as ‘matelot’.

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