英语单词
armada是什么意思
armada
[ɑ:'mɑ:də]
- n. （西班牙的）无敌舰队
英文词源
- armada (n.)
- "fleet of warships," 1530s (erroneously, as armado), from Spanish armada "an armed force," from Medieval Latin armata (see army). Especially of the "Invincible Armada" of Philip II of Spain (1588). Current form of the word is from 1590s.
双语例句
- 1. The Spanish Armada was sent to attack England in 1588.
- 1588年西班牙无敌舰队被派遣进攻英国。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Plymouth Hoe is renowned as the site where Drake played bowls before tackling the Spanish Armada.
- 普利茅斯高地是德雷克在打败西班牙无敌舰队之前玩木球游戏的旧址，因此广为人知。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The vast armada comprised 4,000 merchant vessels and 700 warships.
- 庞大的登陆舰队由4000艘商船和700艘军舰组成.
来自英汉非文学 - 新闻报道
- 4. An armada of U.S. Navy ships participated in the invasion.
- 美国海军舰队参加了入侵行动。
来自辞典例句
- 5. It'seemed to her a ridiculous armada of tubs jostling in futility.
- 在她看来,这似乎是一个可笑的澡盆舰队,在狂风恶浪中颠簸起伏.
来自辞典例句