submariner
noun [ C ] uk/sʌbˈmær.ɪ.nər/ us/ˌsʌb.məˈriː.nɚ/
潜水艇员
a sailor on a submarine (= a ship that can travel underwater)
The Navy had hoped to recruit 130 submariners. 此前海军希望征召130名潜水艇员。
Former submariners said that rain or temperature changes can confuse sonar. 退役的潜水艇员说雨天或气温变化可以干扰声呐。
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- He joined the Navy and became a submariner.
- Many of the men attending the memorial service at Norfolk Naval Station were retired submariners.
- The stranded submariners had hammered out messages on the hull of the sub.